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 kayaker paddles in a river with palm trees behind

Land & Conservation

Come for a maritime forest so lush it feels like a jungle, stay for the dreamy beach sunsets

A vintage photo of the first Mellow Mushroom in Atlanta.

Food & Drink

The beloved Atlanta-based pizza joint is staying true to its roots, and has a cocktail to prove it

A bronze cast turtle

Arts & Culture

A can’t-miss show at the North Carolina Museum of Art highlights three-dimensional art from over fifty tribes

Sunny view of an old Fountain in front of the administration building at Arkansas.

Travel

The longtime resort town hits refresh with a new flow of hotels, breweries, and eats

Otter pups on a swing

Land & Conservation

The six youngsters enjoy wrestling, playing chase, bothering mom, taking naps, and eating treats at their coastal South Carolina home

Ripe summer peaces at a local farmer's market

Food & Drink

Sample and take home Arkansas pink tomatoes, North Carolina figs, Georgia peaches, Florida Key limes and more at these homegrown hooplas

A man with gator bite marks, stitched up, on his arm

Land & Conservation

Three weeks after the terrifying encounter, Will Georgitis shares why he can’t wait to get back in the water, plus safety tips for other river divers

Gardens

What to know to get ready, and one compelling reason not to sweep them from your yard

A man stands in a restaurant with stacked chairs on tables

Food & Drink

For the Taqueria del Sol chef, you’re only limited by your own imagination

Inside a hotel lobby with ornate ceiling details and a chandelier

Travel

The century-old hub brims with local history and Hot Brown sandwiches

A male painted bunting

Land & Conservation

A songbird that looks dipped in paint, a delicate pink wader, and an iridescent duck—learn what gives these beautiful birds their color, plus how to spot them

In the Garden

Pretty pollinators, predatory stink bugs, parasitic wasps—a thriving garden has it all

Duane and Dickey Betts playing guitars on stage

Music

Duane Betts dedicated “Stare at the Sun” on his first solo album to the fearless guitar playing of the late Allman Brothers legend

A mug with a tin of tea and some tea leaves strewn around the mug.

Conservation

Caffeinated tea from a native shrub, chemical-free laundry soap from a Georgia farm, and more standout sustainable goods

A monarch butterfly on a purple flower with a tag sticker on its wing.

Conservation

Calling all amateur naturalists to observe baby birds, tag butterflies, count migrating hawks, and photograph dolphins

A waterfall with a rocky outcrop, surrounded by trees

Travel

This beloved Arkansas mountain is full of green forests, plunging blufflines, swirling sandstone, and romantic folklore

A wooden bar

Food & Drink

Belly up to the relic where Andy Warhol, Jack Kerouac, and Bob Dylan once gathered. Plus, shake up a pineapple-infused cocktail from the menu at Eberly

A large building with a garden in front

Travel

Come for the orchids, stay for the electromagnetic cooking at the first net-positive-energy botanical garden in the world

A patrons carries merchandise during a practice round in preparation for the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Tuesday, April 9, 2024, in Augusta, Ga.

Arts & Culture

Those who make it inside Augusta National this year have the goods to prove it

Bradford pear trees in bloom

Land & Conservation

One by one, states are banning the beautiful but invasive tree—and for good reason