Year in Review
Garden & Gun’s Top Photos of 2025
A look back at thirty-five of our favorite shots from the pages of the magazine this year
Photo: CEDRIC ANGELES
Jamming in the courtyard of the Celestine hotel in the French Quarter.
Photo: Peter Frank Edwards
Blane Chocklett preps a leader for a large Hybrid Game Changer fly.
“Out on the River with Angling All-Star Blane Chocklett”
February/March 2025
Photo: ALISON GOOTEE
A Louisiana home’s front sunroom shows off the home’s original pine board walls.
“Deep in Louisiana Sugar Country, an Antiques Lover Restores His Storied Family Home”
February/March 2025
Photo: Gabriela Herman
Elle Duncan, photographed at her home near ESPN’s Connecticut headquarters.
“Talking Hoops with ESPN’s Elle Duncan”
February/March 2025
Photo: Cedric Angeles
Extravagant suits worn by Mardi Gras Indians at the Backstreet Cultural Museum in New Orleans.
“A Local’s Guide to New Orleans: What to Eat, Drink, See, and Do in the Crescent City”
February/March 2025
Photo: Cedric Angeles
Chris Hannah garnishes a Brandy Crusta at Jewel of the South in New Orleans.
“A Local’s Guide to New Orleans: What to Eat, Drink, See, and Do in the Crescent City”
February/March 2025
Photo: Wynn Myers
A generous meal at Merritt Meat Company in Round Top, Texas.
“Round Top, Texas, Is an Antique Lover’s Dream—Here’s How to Do It Right”
February/March 2025
Photo: Johnny Autry
Cheese straw biscuits with country ham.
Photo: Mac Stone
The breeding male of the Milltail Pack, one of only two red wolf packs in Eastern North Carolina.
“Inside the Fight to Save the World’s Most Endangered Wolf”
April/May 2025
Photo: Will Crooks
A lotus in bloom at Perry’s Water Gardens, near Franklin, North Carolina.
“Enter a Wonderland of Floating Water Lilies on the Edge of the Blue Ridge Mountains”
April/May 2025
Photo: KENDRICK BRINSON
Nanny Goat Beach, on the southeastern edge of Sapelo Island.
“Jessica B. Harris Sets Out for Sapelo Island”
April/May 2025
Photo: Peter Frank Edwards
Taking it easy on a floating bungalow off Key Largo, Florida.
Photo: GATELY WILLIAMS
Brooklyn Decker relaxes with a Negroni in a jacket, gloves, and heels by Valentino, and Celine jeans.
“How Brooklyn Decker Has Come to Reconnect with Her Charlotte Roots”
June/July 2025
Photo: William Hereford
A brown trout from the River Deveron in Scotland.
June/July 2025
Photo: William Hereford
Dunnottar Castle perches above the North Sea in Scotland.
June/July 2025
Photo: Peter Frank Edwards
Saltwater Cowboys, who are also members of the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company, lead the ponies through downtown Chincoteague, Virginia.
“A Century On, The Chincoteague Pony Swim Still Sparks Unbridled Joy”
June/July 2025
Photo: Peter Frank Edwards
Wild ponies roam near Assateague Island, off the Virginia coast.
“A Century On, The Chincoteague Pony Swim Still Sparks Unbridled Joy”
June/July 2025
Photo: Daymon Gardner
Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews at the Tchoup House in New Orleans.
Photo: Andrew Thomas Lee
Alton Brown in his Atlanta kitchen with his beagle mix, Hamlet.
“See Inside the Splendid Home Kitchens of Three Southern Food Pros”
August/September 2025
Photo: Nickie Stone
A tree frames a dirt road on Wadmalaw Island, South Carolina.
“How South Carolina’s Wadmalaw Island Inspired Writer Stacy Willingham’s Latest Novel”
August/September 2025
Photo: Sully Sullivan
Photo: Andrew Kornylak
Amphibian biologist Lori Williams snorkels in a French Broad River drainage in North Carolina.
October/November 2025
Photo: Andrew Kornylak
A subadult hellbender Lori Williams lured out from under a rock.
October/November 2025
Photo: GATELY WILLIAMS
Tony Mills catches a juvenile alligator on the edge of a Spring Island marsh.
October/November 2025
Photo: GATELY WILLIAMS
Silhouette artist Clay Rice stands with one of his large metal pieces at his home in South Carolina.
“Clay Rice Captures the Lowcountry in Silhouette”
October/November 2025
Photo: Andrew Hyslop
An English cocker spaniel enjoys the ride during a day on the water.
Photo: Chris Buck
Ken Burns arranges toy soldiers, similar to ones he had as a child, at his New Hampshire home.
“Talking About a Revolution with Ken Burns”
October/November 2025
Photo: Cory Fontenot
Two of Jett Brunet’s award-winning decoys, a hen pintail (top) and a drake gadwall.
“World Champion Decoy Carver Jett Brunet Pushes His Art to New Levels”
October/November 2025
Photo: Alison Gootee
Mocha ware and foraged greenery bring holiday spirit to a Lowcountry cabin.
Photo: Alison Gootee
Whole oranges, tangerines, and pomegranates set off foraged greenery in a Lowcountry home’s formal dining room.
December 2025/January 2026
Photo: Alison Gootee
Magnolia branches overflow at the bar, and cranberries on martini skewers add a pop of color.
December 2025/January 2026
Photo: Josh Aronson
Photo: GATELY WILLIAMS
Narcissus by Adolph Alexander Weinman, one of the more than three thousand sculptures at Brookgreen Gardens in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina.
“The Love Stories Behind Brookgreen Gardens”
December 2025/January 2026
Photo: Anders Wallace
Christina Coniglio in her Palm Beach studio-boutique wearing the Mirasol blouse and wraparound skirt.
“How Palm Beach Inspires the Jubilant Resort Wear of Designer Christina Coniglio”
December 2025/January 2026
Photo: JOSH ARONSON
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