Lindsey Liles
Lindsey Liles joined Garden & Gun in 2020 after completing a master’s in literature in Scotland and a Fulbright grant in Brazil. The Arkansas native is G&G’s digital reporter, covering all aspects of the South, and she especially enjoys putting her biology background to use by writing about wildlife and conservation. She lives on Johns Island, South Carolina, with her husband, Giedrius, and their cat, Oyster.
Arts & Culture
The Princeton Review made it official, but staff, students, and alumni already knew that the 13,000-acre Domain is a treasure trove of natural and architectural beauty
Travel
Come for the idyllic Lowcountry views and historic homes, stay for the butterscotch pudding
Food & Drink
Restaurants are pairing up with their favorite aquaculture operations to offer a custom bivalve experience
Conservation
An age-old question answered…plus everything else you never knew about the South’s most epic epiphyte
Arts & Culture
The sale of the bay pinto filly, who will remain wild, generated a fittingly round number for the event’s centennial anniversary
Travel
Thrill seekers and easy riders alike find plenty to love on the never-ending bike trails of the Ozarks
Travel
Although rebuilding in Western North Carolina is still a work in progress, hope is on the horizon
Arts & Culture
In a new book, the Dogist shares the stories behind the portraits
CONSERVATION
A lauded angler survived a close call, but his boat was knocked out. Now Charleston restaurants are helping him become seaworthy again
Food & Drink
“It took me two years to put it on my menu because I knew that once I did, I could never take it off.”
Severe Weather
Mercy Chefs team member Ashbi Wilson reflects on finding fellowship amid acts of service
Land & Conservation
“I treated it like I was rescuing a small child,” says Richard Miller, who sprang into action on Folly Beach, South Carolina, to save an injured raptor
Food & Drink
Asheville chef Sean McMullen offers insight into the pickling life and shares how to make your own flavored vinegar (it’s easier than you think)
Food & Drink
SeaD Consulting used rapid genetic testing to sniff out whether restaurants in coastal cities are telling the truth about where their shrimp comes from—and the firm filled us in on the details
Travel
Time, water, sun, and sand work their magic on these onetime maritime forests to create haunting coastal landscapes
Land & Conservation
Along ancient sand dunes, a long-studied, whip-smart bird still astonishes biologists
Drinks
The answer is more science than art—but a tip from bartenders will up your ice aesthetic, anyway.
Land & Conservation
A Myrtle Beach resident gets his own nature show moment
Home & Garden
The South is a friendly place to grow roses—if you know which ones to plant. Expert Paul Zimmerman shares his picks and tips.
Food & Drink
Celebrity photographer Miller Mobley brings his eye for set creation to the restaurant world with custom stained glass, millwork, and faux finishes