Steve Russell
Steve Russell is a Garden & Gun contributing editor who also has written for Men’s Journal, Life, Rolling Stone, and Playboy. Born in Mississippi and raised in Tennessee, he resided in New Orleans and New York City before settling down in Charlottesville, Virginia, because it’s far enough south that biscuits are an expected component of a good breakfast.
Sporting
The winning performance of Touch’s Gallatin Fire proves an older dog might be able to teach us some new tricks
Home & Garden
The little Asian hobby tree has led to a big, beautiful business in Olive Branch
Food & Drink
The candy company’s Nashville store lets aspiring confectioners go beyond its classic flavors—way beyond
Home & Garden
The mountain property becomes an oasis for entertaining friends and putting down roots
Arts & Culture
Looking back at a life in rhinestones
Land & Conservation
The host of George Mason University’s “The Green Tunnel” podcast shares surprising perspectives from the first three seasons
Food & Drink
After all, it’s the middle of oyster season. Or is it? Let’s find out
In Memoriam
This year, we bid farewell to two of music’s biggest icons, a giant of American letters, and a former First Lady with a lasting legacy, among others
Travel
The daughter of soul legend Otis Redding shares the sights and sounds that keep her Georgia hometown humming
Travel
ESPN College GameDay visited the Virginia college town last weekend. Here’s what to do there when you show up too
Books
Like the Man in Black himself, Johnny Cash: The Life in Lyrics is formidable and forthright. His son, John Carter Cash, reveals more about the book and his father’s writing habits
Arts & Culture
Take a peek at the midcentury collection
Travel
There’s more to this roadside destination than meets the eye
Arts & Culture
A meeting place for good books and good neighbors
Food & Drink
Mixologists play mad scientist with these spooky recipes
Travel
Once used to scout wildfires, Hanging Rock observatory is an ideal perch for spotting broad-wing hawks and golden eagles in fall
Food & Drink
The country music superstar packs plenty of down-home recipes and advice into a new lifestyle book
In the Garden
Their answers were surprising (and surprisingly touching)
Travel
The Mountain State is never more wild and wonderful than when fall unleashes whitewater madness. A dispatch from the first weekend of rafting season




















