Longacres Blog

Looking to keep your dog cool in the warmer weather? What better way then treating them to their very own frozen yogurt to slurp away at, cool down and enjoy themselves with. The Frozzy frozen yogurt comes in 4 lickable flavours, including original, blueberry, cranberry & strawberry which either come as a 4 pack or as singles.

We are offering a £10 off voucher to be used online for the first person who can tell us what product we’ve taken a close up picture of on our blog post. The first to guess correctly wins and if no one guesses it by this time next week then it’ll be a roll over.

Calling all pet lovers! Our Longacres store in Bagshot has lots of amazing offers to treat your companion. We are stocked up on the best food, treats, toys and accessories to spoil your pet! From big brands such as Royal Canin, Iams, Pedigree, James Wellbeloved, Gardman, Tetra, Woof & Brew and so much more.

Summer is here which means that the weather is getting warmer! This can be good for us but can be very uncomfortable for dogs as they can suffer from dehydration, overheating and sun burn. Scruffs, the pet company, have come up with an amazing product to cool down your dog when they are overheating and their product is the Scruffs Cooling Mat.

With so many people asking for more floristry work shop courses, we have added two more slots on Saturday the 15th of July! Find out more details and how to book your space online now.

As the song says - absolutely nothing. Or are they? Wells as it turns out they are an excellent food source for wildlife and have an important role in the ecosystem by eating decaying plant matter and fungi. However they also prefer tastier fare such as our prize hostas lupins and seedlings.

Okay, so the last two competitions have been a little bit easy, but we are going with third times a charm and hoping that this one really stumps you all! We are offering a £10 off voucher to be used online for the first person who can tell us what product we’ve taken a close up picture of in this post.

We are offering one lucky person the chance to win the stunning TOBs Tea for Two set, just in time for summer - all you have to do is take a look at the pinned post on the Longacres Bybrook Barn Facebook page and let us know your answer this questions; how many furniture sets did the Longacres sell at all of their stores last year?

With another scorcher of a day today and more predicted over the next two weeks, now is the ideal time to be looking at getting yourself a swimming pool from Intex Pools (especially with our new range that we’ve just got in!)

Ever considered becoming a florist or just interested in making your own bouquets at home? Why not join us at our traditional handtied workshops. Not only will you learn how to make one of the lovely arrangements but you will come away with some new floristry skills and secrets of the trade!

Find out what is best to be looking at in your garden this June with our helpful guide. Be sure to keep an eye on our blog each month for new content on what you should be up to.

Ensure newly planted trees, shrubs and perennials are watered thoroughly at this time of year; particularly after windy conditions which desiccate lush foliage and plants become root stressed.