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.

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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

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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

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 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”

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Food & Drink

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

Travel

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

Food & Drink

The Michelin Guide canvassed six new states across the region for its selections, including a two-star designation for Emeril’s in New Orleans

A yellow spider in a web

CONSERVATION

The long-legged, brightly colored orb weavers are growing more common across the South. Here’s what to do—and what not to do—when you cross paths with one.

A group of musicians stand outside

Music

The 1925 recordings captured the Appalachian sound for the first time—and they‘re still influencing artists today

A male elk bugeling

Conservation

After a multi-decade restoration effort, the charismatic herbivores roam Kentucky, Tennessee, and the Virginias—and fall is the best time to spot them

a funeral

Arts & Culture

In Camden, South Carolina, archaeologists are tackling some of America’s oldest cold cases

pork and bean pasta

Food & Drink

Appalachian home cooking meets Italy—with a cornbread crumble and a sprinkling of pickled shallot

rainbow bridge

Arts & Culture

As the town of Lake Lure rebuilds, the tribute to lost pets remains a beacon

An illustration of a falcon

Conservation

An unlikely coalition helps the striking raptors soar again