A botanical escape, backyard cottages and golf suites
Hope you had a great father’s day weekend. We ate at home to avoid the crowds and let me tell you…scallops are delicious when done right. The key is to leave them alone. A concept I understand intellectually, but not always in practice.
Who would move scallops around the pan every 30 seconds you might ask? No one I know…
But enough about my sketchy kitchen etiquette. Let’s dive in!
The backyard cottage
A bipartisan bill is making its way through Harrisburg. And it’s giving local planning boards serious heartburn. Dramatic or warranted? That’s TBD.
But the bill would allow property owners to build Accessory Dwelling Units (think backyard cottages or tiny homes) on single family lots without needing to beg the zoning board for permission. And local boards are reacting exactly how you’d expect when someone suggests they have slightly less control over something.
Though if this passes, your neighbor’s backyard might get a whole lot cozier. Or weirder. You might find yourself saying good morning to a guy named Kyle who insists he's "between startups”. Stay tuned.
Greenhouse goals (minus the humidity)
Casa De Lanzo just opened a gorgeous, acre+ botanical escape in Furlong. And it’s officially your Instagram feed’s new darling.
The crown jewel is a beautiful Victorian style glass greenhouse that has a ‘wealthy widow is about to reveal a family secret’ feel to it. And while you can’t just drop in to visit, they will be throwing weekend workshops and opening the space for private parties.
It’s the perfect spot to take pictures and pretend you can keep a fern alive for more than two weeks.
Keep your polo dry
Golfers have wisely decided suffering outdoors is overrated. They’re showing up at The Birds Nest in New Hope for their fancy simulator bays, while Fairways Golf Club in Warrington is rolling out new, perfectly AC’d suites to anchor their summer rec leagues. So now’s your best chance to learn the gentleman’s game in comfort.
Because why walk 18 holes in 90 degree heat when you can drink a cold beer in front of a giant screen and blame the computer for your slice?
I don’t want to think about my neighbor moving her three loud (adult) children into cottages out back so I’m going to go practice my swing and ignore that possibility.
I’ll be back in time for Thursday’s weekend roundup!
May your backyard remain Kyle-free,
Cait, From Bucks