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.
Food & Drink
The self-taught pitmaster talks smoking secrets, the best noodle for mac and cheese, and the skyrocket to barbecue stardom
Travel
Plus, an Appalachian ecologist says this year’s leaf show will be a grand one
home & garden
A North Carolina gardener shares what kind of winter we can expect according to the fruit—plus her grandmother’s persimmon pudding recipe
Land & Conservation
Venus flytraps are native to a tiny corner of the globe: the Coastal Plain of the Carolinas. As development threatens, one town—spurred on by one tireless botanist—has taken up the shovel to save the world’s most fascinating plant.
Conservation
A kayaking guide at South Carolina’s Murrells Inlet enjoyed a rare sighting of a harbor seal—and has the photos to prove it
Conservation
Reclaimed wood, native landscaping, and local art shine on fifty acres that will soon house a county park
Travel
Savannah, Wrightsville Beach, and Georgetown are all welcoming guests to refreshed historic confines
Conservation
The tiny flattened musk turtle lives within a single watershed in Alabama, and biologists are racing to study it before it’s too late
Home & Garden
How a photographer and historic preservationist created her whimsical dream home
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 mountain bike trails of Bentonville, Arkansas
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