Longacres Blog

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.

Pruning is best carried out after flowering in late summer (around August) although it can be done in spring. Snip off flower stalks and about an inch of this year’s foliage, to keep plants tidy.

The bane of picnickers and gardeners alike these amazing industrious insects get everywhere - find out how to deal with ants in your home and garden with our helpful guide.

Whether you are a backyard hero or part time cooker, the Weber iGrill is the ultimate Bluetooth thermometer to help make your grilling a whole lot easier and more convenient!

If you haven’t already gotten a furniture set for summer, then now is the time to snap one up to enjoy the sunshine and some alfresco dinning in style before we sell out! You’ll also be happy to hear that we have reduced all of our Firmans sets to help you make the most of summer without hurting your pocket.

Father's Day this year fall on Sunday June 18th 2017 so you still have time to get out and grab something special for your Dad to show how much he means to you.

On Sunday 18th of June 2017, we are inviting you to join us and Longacres Bybrook Barn to get up close and personal with a selection of snakes and lizards, including a massive Burmese python at a whopping 12ft long!