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.

A band performs on a stage

2026 Bucket List

The fiftieth season of Charleston’s beloved performing arts festival promises a kaleidoscope of stages, sights, and sounds

A rendering of a hotel guest room

2026 Bucket List

Forty years of Dollywood, a Broadway show, and a hotel later, Parton is going strong at eighty

A sandwich on a plate

2026 Bucket List

The cradle of the Cuban sandwich throws an epic street party

Soccer fans celebrate a win

2026 Bucket List

Across the Region

A golfer hitting in a fairway

2026 Bucket List

Top golfers, softballers, and surfers will head to Augusta, Oklahoma City, Virginia Beach, and a sports bar near you

Two firemen hold a dog on a boat in a marsh

Arts & Culture

After a new adoptee named Banjo disappeared into the marsh near Charleston, South Carolina, a team of rescuers sprang into action

Arts & Culture

Charleston will welcome the likes of Béla Fleck, Ken Burns, and Brandi Carlile to the performing arts festival, which marks its fiftieth season

A chef with a fish in a kitchen

Food & Drink

The eight-person, twelve-course chef’s table showcases the bounty of the Chesapeake Bay

A slice of vinegar pie

Recipe

The chef behind the new Eastern Shore supper club Sassafras shares the secret weapon in his go-to winter dessert

A tray of cookies

Recipe

This holiday staple from the Reutter family of Caroline’s Cakes is “shockingly simple and incredibly delicious”

A tray of sugar cookies

Recipe

Cakey, chewy, buttery, sweet, and perfect for holiday decorating, these are as delicious plain as they are transformed into ice cream cookie sandwiches

Arts & Culture

Five tips from the longtime floral designers behind the city’s grandest fir

A round glass dining room

Home & Garden

The Sea Island mansion is the former retreat of Atlanta architect John Portman

Christmas wreath on gate

home & garden

See the bounty of fruit-studded wreaths, handmade ornaments, and greenery-draped doorways galore

A turkey salad sandwich

Recipe

Leftovers your family will fight over

A light pink cocktail with a lemon and cherry garnish

Distilled

Kentucky chef Sara Bradley shares the recipe for her family’s cozy post-Thanksgiving treat

A live oak stretches over a garden

Home & Garden

“We garden for fresh food, to beautify our homes, to create habitat for wildlife, to conserve native plants, to create sanctuaries for ourselves, to cool our yards and cities, to express ourselves creatively, to be outdoors with hands in the dirt”

stuffing

Food & Drink

Readers weigh in on the controversial nomenclature of a beloved Thanksgiving side

thanksgiving dressing

Recipe

New Orleans culinary star Mason Hereford spent years perfecting this easy-to-make casserole, also known as Thanksgiving stuffing

Travel

Acclaimed chef Shaun Doty brings international flair to Southern ingredients in a space that is as beautiful as it is historic