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Join us at our Bagshot store for our container arrangement for budding little florists! This is a special event for children running throughout the Summer holidays. They will get the chance to decorate their jam jar and use a selection of flowers chosen by our florists to make their own arrangement to take home. This event will be approximately 1 hour and parental supervision is required at all times.

Join us at our Bybrook Barn store at one of our floristry events to make a yourself a stunning Floral Arrangement. You will be guided through making your design with helpful hints and ideas.

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Geranium (Pelargonium) aka “tender geraniums” (as opposed to perennial geraniums which are fully frost hardy) are the most popular bedding plants which give a Mediterranean look to any garden.

We have teamed up with Windsor Great Park to offer you the chance to enjoy 2 for 1 entry* to The Savill Garden! Enjoy a fantastic day out with family and friends at the gardens and be inspired by the world class horticulture.

What a bumper month June is for the garden. Plants are rapidly growing in ideal temperatures and its hard to keep up with all the jobs that need to be done. Here’s the lowdown on what to do.

Join us at Longacres Bybrook barn for loads of fun free craft demonstrations coming up in 2019! Take a look at our blog for more details.

This National Children's Gardening Week we are offering your child's school the chance to win a HUGE Woodlodge pot and £50 worth of Longacres vouchers to help fill it to the brim with beautiful plants!

Find all National Gardening Week characters in store at Longacres Bagshot and you could win one of three £10 Longacres vouchers up for grabs! Take a look around the store and see what you can find!

Keeping a pet dandelion is a great way to show children the cycle from growing flowers all the way to turning into seeds. This is also a great way to teach them about taking care of a potted plant of their own.

A sunflower is a great way to get children into gardening. They’re simple to grow and the results are normally mind-bogglingly tall plants (especially for the little ones) Here is our handy guide on how to grow sunflowers with you kids

Everyone’s got room for a tomato plant or two in their garden – easy to grow, healthy and so exciting when the fruits ripen! Here is our handy guide to help you start growing tomato plants with your little ones.