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Areas in the garden that are shady are often dry as well, due to overhanging tree branches or being next to a wall or fence. Here is a list of our top plants that can be grown in the shade.

Planting bulbs in layers is a great way to get loads of spring colour in one pot that will last for ages - plant once and enjoy! By choosing bulbs that flower at different times of the year, you can create a stunning container that is perfect for patios, balconies or smaller gardens. Here is a quick guide on how layer planting (or lasagna planting) works and how you can do it at home.

Here at Longacres our Ferts and Chems team are always busy answering your questions. Some questions have an easy answer whilst some can get rather technical and we thought it might be useful for you to have a handy guide to some technical terms that might have left you puzzled and answers to some of our most commonly asked questions.

Come and join us for this fun workshop, you will learn how to care for and condition as well as make either a handtied bouquet or rustic pot using seasonal flowers, fruit and wheat that you can take home and enjoy.

This year we are holding an additional Early Bird morning on the August Bank Holiday Monday! To grab your 10% off in store voucher all you have to do is turn up nice and early - find out more info on our blog.

On Monday 28th August you can meet the girls from our floristry department at The Wedding Experience wedding fair at the Hilton Hotel in Maidstone. The event will be starting at 10.30am & finishing at 3.00pm.

You can now search for cats in need of new homes at Longacres! Cats Protection Touchscreen Homing Hubs are now in place in Bybrook Barn and Bagshot. The Touchscreens have fab photos of all cats looking for homes plus a profile about each moggy. You can put in your postcode to search for cats local to you, too. This is a new scheme to help Cats Protection find homes for more cats in their care.

Fancy winning yourself a £100 Longacres voucher to use in stores? To be in with a chance of winning all you have to do is take a photo of your garden looking stunning this summer and upload it to a Longacres Facebook page or on Instagram or Twitter using the #SummerAtLongacres

We have all experienced the horrors of pests infesting our garden, from slugs and snails devouring hostas and lupins, aphids such as blackfly and greenfly smothering our roses, scale insects on hydrangeas, and grubs like chafers and leatherjackets infesting our lawns.

Both in stores and online right now we have amazing prices on a huge selection of BBQs, garden furniture, parasols, garden cushions, parasols and swimming pools - everything you'll need to make the most of summer 2017!

Late summer is the time to continue enjoying all that you’ve grown, and relax and enjoy a stay-cation at home. Here are our hints and tips on what’s looking good right now and how to keep your garden blooming for as long as possible.

Here at Longacres Bybrook Barn we are running a very special promotion for the Summer holidays. You can get yourself a FREE goldfish with the purchase of our Fish 'R' Fun 17L Starter Fish Tank!