Garden & Gun

Volunteers are taking apart firearms and forging the metal into garden tools and works of art, turning instruments of violence into objects of everyday use and beauty. The initiative gives decommissioned weapons a second life while drawing attention to gun violence and how communities can respond to it creatively.

In Columbia, unwanted guns are being melted down and refashioned into garden tools and works of art, according to The State. The initiative transforms firearms removed from circulation into symbolic objects, and the unusual approach to gun violence prevention is drawing attention for its creative and peace-building message.

More than 65 unwanted firearms will be transformed into garden tools and art at an event in Richland County, South Carolina. Organizers will accept guns people no longer want and repurpose them through metalworking, a disarmament initiative aimed at reducing the number of unsecured weapons in homes while producing useful implements and artwork from the steel.

Garden & Gun has published a local's guide to Lexington, Kentucky, offering recommendations for experiencing the city like a resident. The piece highlights the city's signature attractions, from its horse country and bourbon culture to its food and historic neighborhoods. Readers are using it as a travel-planning resource for visiting the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region.

A Guns to Gardens event in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, transformed more than 20 unwanted firearms into gardening tools and artwork. The program, part of a national gun buyback-style movement hosted by churches, invites people to surrender guns anonymously so they can be dismantled and repurposed rather than destroyed. Organizers say the effort aims to reduce gun violence while giving communities a constructive symbol out of surrendered weapons.

Cocktail writers are revisiting the espresso martini, the popular coffee-and-vodka drink, with a Southern twist: swapping in bourbon. Garden & Gun spotlights the bourbon-based version, joining a broader wave of bartenders remixing the trendy classic with different spirits. The drink's enduring bar popularity is driving fresh variations.

Conservationist and television naturalist Jeff Corwin is spotlighting North Carolina in his latest work, according to Garden & Gun. The piece frames the state's wildlife as his current focus, drawing attention to the region's animals and habitats. Corwin is best known for his wildlife and environmental programming.

A Guns to Gardens event in Richland County, South Carolina invited residents to surrender unwanted firearms to be converted into gardening tools. The buyback-style program frames gun disposal as a community safety effort with a practical, symbolic twist, with local coverage highlighting the transformation of weapons into implements for the garden.

Michelin has recognised seven hotels across the American South with its new Michelin Keys, the hospitality equivalent of its restaurant stars. Garden & Gun highlighted the seven properties, putting a spotlight on the region's growing standing in high-end travel. The honour marks the first wave of Michelin Keys awarded in the South, and travel writers and hoteliers are weighing what the recognition means for the area's luxury tourism market.

More than 20 unwanted firearms were safely dismantled at a 'Guns to Gardens' event in Lancaster. The initiative invites people to turn in guns, which are then taken apart, with the idea of converting weapons into garden tools. Organizers say the event offers residents a safe, anonymous way to remove firearms from their homes.