CJ Lotz Diego
CJ Lotz Diego is Garden & Gun’s senior 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.
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
Food & Drink
Scraps of dough top warm apples for a casual, comforting treat to share
Recipe
Move over muffins—biscuits brightened with blueberries might just become your ultimate morning maker
Interview
“Remember that even a biscuit that’s a little lopsided is still a pretty delicious thing that you made by hand”
Music
Weeks after Hurricane Ida, musicians are still rolling out the path to recovery
Weekends
In this leafy Piedmont city, Moravians, tobacco magnates, and modern gardeners have all found fertile soil for their visions
Land & Conservation
Summer means nests in gourd birdhouses and one South Carolina lake that birds can’t resist
Arts & Culture
The mega-popular crime writer on her favorite burger, “you’uns” versus “y’all,” and what it’s like being the daughter of the guy who runs the town laundromat
Travel
It’s fun to stay at the former Y-M-C-A, where a new private social club opens its doors for overnight guests
Arts & Culture
A North Carolina weddings writer dishes on her favorite Southern couples, explains why we all love love, and shares the traditions she’s ready to see annulled
Entertaining
A chat with the Virginia-born tastemaker on her new floral book, backyard plant hunting, and respectfully repurposing old wedding gifts
City Guides
There’s always something new to discover about the South’s jewel of a city
My Town
The comedian and Instagram star shares his favorite spots in his hometown—even if they no longer exist
Food & Drink
Chef Analiese Gregory’s new cookbook is a beautiful, personal read full of wild game recipes
Home & Garden
The Virginia-raised designer on her homebody leanings, a new documentary, and a porch party secret that will definitely surprise you