Longacres Blog

It's nearly that time of the year again, so why not consider buying your self a new or maybe even your first ever artificial Christmas tree! Find out more on our blog.

Join us at Longacres Garden centre Bagshot for a week full of spooky activities, food tasting and more fun at our Pumpkin Patch event! From Monday the 23rd of October until the 31st of October, you can join us any time from 10.00am til 4.00pm and get involved.

On 21st October, Longacres will have a stall at the Autumn Fayre in Garth Hill College (which is across the road from the Marks & Spencer in Bracknell)

We are pleased to announce that renowned crafter Lisa Horton will be running demonstrations on Saturday 7th of October at Longacres Bybrook Barn. She will be in store between 10.30am & 4.00pm demonstrating her Christmas dies & stamps, which are ideal for creating home made bespoke Christmas cards for your loved ones, friends & family. Come along and get inspired & get involved!

October is the ideal time for planting; your garden soil will be warm, and we’ve had some decent rainfall - these growing conditions mean that plant roots can have a head start on getting established and your garden will be ready to spring into action next year!

Now is the ideal time to plant a tree in your garden. The soil is warm in the autumn, which encourages new root growth before winter, ensuring your tree becomes established over the winter months.

Skimmia is one of the best small evergreen shrubs which has attractive flower buds held over autumn and winter – it can withstand most soil conditions and ideal for any garden border or containers.

These shrubs tick all the boxes with their pretty flowers in spring, delicious fruit in summer and good autumn foliage colour. Find out more on our blog.

Grown for their showy flowers in early spring to mid-summer (depending on variety), ornamental onions, or alliums, are easy to grow and we have a wonderful selection of in different colour ranges from purple to white, and even yellow.

On Sunday 1st October you can meet the girls from our floristry department at The Wedding Experience wedding fair at The Ashford International Hotel. The event will be starting at 10.30am & finishing at 3.00pm. We will be showcasing some of the work we can do and having a general chat with people to find out what they're looking for for their big day.

We've had another competition where we have been blown away by the standard and volume of entries. Before we announce the winner we'd quickly like to say a huge thank you for everyone who got involved, and we'd like to mention that this was an extremely difficult one to judge. With that said, our winner is...

An alarmingly common sight and concern is seeing a dog in another car on the motorway or road walking around a car, or worse, sticking their head out of the window. Lets talk laws & how Longacres can help keep your dog happy, safe & legal.