Longacres Blog

This year we are running Easter Arts & Crafts events at Longacres Bagshot and Longacres Bybrook Barn during the Easter half term break! Find out more info on our blog.

This year Mother's Day falls on Sunday 31st March 2019 which means that it is less than a month away. Make Mother’s Day extra special and show her how much she means to you with a gift from Longacres. We have bouquets, floral arrangements, plants, balloons, sweets and chocolates.

This year we have made it even easier for you to treat Mum this Mother's Day with our fantastic FREE gift offers online now! Order any bouquet under £30 and receive a free box of Thorntons With Love Chocolate Collection or spend over £30 and receive a free bottle of I Heart Prosecco!

March is the ideal time to plant a tree – our proud local nursery supplier has been growing ornamental trees for many years, and have suggested the top ten trees for average-sized gardens

Well, we’re certainly off to an early start with the glorious weather we’ve recently had! Everyone’s been inspired to get out in the garden and have a good old tidy up and plan what to plant this spring.

Join us in store at our Bagshot branch for Orchid Day talk & Orchid Clinic with Dr Manos Kanellos, plant physiologist and co-author of Growing Orchids at Home.

For Mother's Day 2019, why not let your child make something personal at one of our Make & Take Decorate A Flower Pot & Fill With Primroses event!

We are offering you the chance to join us on a special 3 hour long barbecue class, involving a range of Weber barbecues, some amazing food and instruction from a Weber Certified Grill Master!

This February half term, join us in store at Longacres Bagshot for Arts & Crafts Week! From Monday 18th February to Thursday 21st February between 1pm & 2pm, we will be running daily workshops where your little ones can get involved and make their very own cards & masks!

Why not join us for one of our Mother’s Day workshops? You will learn how to make a handtied bouquet with the help from our qualified florists which you will be able to take home.

This is the time of year when we start gearing up for spring, and you can get ahead of the game by stocking up on all your gardening needs from Longacres, where we everything you need to spruce up your garden for spring – both in store and online!

It’s now a well-known fact that growing houseplants in your home improves the air quality, and we’ve put together a list of our top ten favourites that are easy-to-grow and look fabulous: One houseplant per 10 square metres is enough to help clean the air so a few plants in an average-sized room will help make a difference!