CJ Lotz Diego
CJ Lotz Diego is a Garden & Gun deputy editor. A staffer since 2013, she wrote G&G’s bestselling Bless Your Heart trivia game, edits the Due South travel section, and covers gardens, books, and art. Originally from Eureka, Missouri, she graduated from Indiana University and now lives in Charleston, South Carolina, where she tends a downtown pocket garden with her florist husband, Max.
Arts & Culture
“I wish there was a way to go back and soothe the younger me,” says Natalie Chanin, whose gorgeous new book celebrates two decades of soulful Southern style
Arts & Culture
The 1898 film is quite a spectacle—and an exhibition shares more of New Orleans’s most intricate carnival designs
Arts & Culture
A fascinating new book by Annie Proulx reveals the mystery and majesty of fens, bogs, and swamps
Arts & Culture
“The biggest thing that people get wrong about the South is that they think all Southern accents are the same”
Arts & Culture
In her lovely new book, the best-selling author of Under the Tuscan Sun welcomes readers into both her Southern and Italian estates
Books
In his timely new novel, the eighty-five-year-old literary titan shares more of himself than ever before
Travel
The director of the Pat Conroy Literary Center shares his favorite spots in Beaufort County
Travel
Plan a three-day getaway with plenty of art, delicious bites, and lush gardens in the buzzy North Carolina mountain town
Gardens
A trio of garden buildings celebrate form, function, and a little bit of funk
Good Hunting
Favorite finds for the plane, train, or automobile
Arts & Culture
An Arkansas pottery studio returns bright historic pieces to tables
Arts & Culture
How Bermuda, the hills of Tennessee, and a whole lot of pluck inspired one of the greatest children’s books of all time
Music
The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter on recording her new album, Age of Apathy, outside Orlando and the spots that kept her fed and fulfilled
Southern Focus
Uncovering newly published images of the American South from a renowned color photographer
Interview
Beth Macy on the power of dinner around the table, handmade quilts, and rooting for Southern underdogs
Interview
A professional cooking instructor shares her tips for finding buttermilk, heirloom flours, and preserved lemons
Interview
And other important writing and animal advice from the author Susan Orlean, whose new book, On Animals, is out now
Homeplace
In the Hill Country, a family
with deep Texas roots rescues a cabin for generations of guests to come