Longacres Blog

Techmar is the simple and easy plug & play lighting system that anyone can install and enjoy (no electrician courses needed we promise!) Ideal for lighting up any path way, garden feature, wall, bed, porch, decking, pond or any other area of your garden you can think of. We stock a wide range of lamps, post lights, stone lights, spot lights, leads, transformers, timers and connectors to make sure that any area of garden that you want illuminated can be enjoyed even when the sun goes down. You can view our range of products online by clicking here. Take a look at just how simple it really is by viewing our YouTube video below.

Scruffs have created a fantastic new range of cooling mats that help keep your dog cool this Summer, with no freezing or refrigerating needed! Simply unroll the non toxic gel filled mat and watch your beloved dog enjoy a place to sit that is 5-10 degrees cooler than room temperature for a whole hour. When the hour is up, simply leave the mat unused for another hour and it's ready to be used again - it really is as simple as that! You can view our range of cool mats online by clicking here.

For when you want something a little bit more eye catching and bright in your garden, you need Rockin' Colour! Forget your quite little corner of peace and bliss; some people want a garden that the astronauts can see from the International Space Station! And we can't blame them; everyone wants something different and there isn't much that's more different than our Rockin' Colour range! Our 20kg bags are currently £5.99 each or 2 for £10, so you can fill up your garden and make it a unique place to spend time in for less. You can view our range online by clicking here. Love it or hate it? Let us know in the comments section below!

The title says it all doesn't it.  Could anything really be that easy?  Yes!  Wet and Forget really does do what it says on the pack. If you are struggling to clean your drive of lichen or your patio of moss, this is the solution.  Wet and Forget is non-caustic, non-acidic and contains no bleach.  Just one 5L container makes 30L of product.  Spray onto the surface and....yep, forget!   Not only will it remove moss, algae, lichen and mould, it carries on working for 12 months.  The other great thing about it is that if you don't need to use it all straight away, it has an unlimited shelf life.  Currently on sale for £29.99 at Longacres. See it in action here:

Our good friends from 96.4 Eagle Radio will be joining us on Monday 4th of July as part of The Love Tour 2016! The team will be setting up and broadcasting from 6.30am all the way through until 9.00pm in the Longacres Bagshot car park. It promises to be an amazing day with 10% off purchases* all day, late night opening until 9.00pm, fun, games, the £1,000 minute played live, an outdoor barbecue & summer party (weather permitted) and so much more! Why not pop down and say hello to Peter Gordon, Bev, Adam Morris, Simon Rose and Lewis Mason during their day with us here at Longacres to celebrate the 4th of July in style (yee-haw!) You can keep up to date with all the latest news by joining our Facebook event here. *offer excludes gift vouchers, garden buildings & alcohol

Psst.. Father' Day is on Sunday 19th June! Fear not though, we have everything you will need to make sure Dad has the best day possible with one of our gifts from our Father's Day category! We also have a huge range of barbecues, power tools,lawn mowers, DIY tools, gift vouchers, car care,gardening gifts and so much more! Don't forget, for the perfect finishing touch you can always add a balloon (cause no matter how old you are, balloons are always amazing!)

This weekend we have two different companies coming to our Bagshot branch to show off their products, demonstrate how to use them and of course, provide a free sample or two! Valoriani Fornino Demonstration (Saturday 28th May) Join us on Saturday 28th May 2016 for a day of cooking with the Valoriani Fornino (brand new to Longacres!) This wood burning outdoor oven is perfect for pizzas, chicken, beef, lamb, fish or anything else you can think of. We have Nino from Caffe Amore joining us along with the team from The Green Olive Firewood company to show you what the oven can do and hand out some free freshly baked pizza samples. All the pizza dough will be provided by Caffe Amore; so if you enjoy the sample you can visit them for more. We will be all set up from 10am until 4.30pm on Saturday 28th, so be sure to pop along! Weber Grill Squad Demonstration (Sunday 29th May 2016) We here at Longacres are huge fans of the Weber brand and their amazing products, so we are pleased to welcome them back on Sunday 29th May! The team will be at our Bagshot branch cooking smoked salmon, beer can chicken and meatballs wrapped in bacon in the morning, and preparing perfect steak, pizzas and brownies in the afternoon (yum!) The first demonstration will begin at 10.30am and the second demonstration will begin at 1.30pm (ending around 3.30pm) - be sure to pop along, say hello, learn a few things and of course grab yourself some free grub!

It's still not feeling too warm outside, but at least you can give your garden a splash of colour with our range of bedding plants and hanging baskets.

Isn't it great to get out in the garden again now the sun is shining!  Trouble is, you then tend to notice that your shed could do with a new coat of paint, or your fence needs a treatment to protect it from the weather. Those little garden jobs never go away do they!  At least with the Cuprinol range at Longacres, you can brighten up your wooden garden furniture, and at the same time give it a coat of protection (that sounds like something a modern super-hero would have).   If you're a little fed up with your shed, fence, flower pots and bird box all being a different shade of brown (not that we have anything against brown you understand), you might like to try some Cuprinol Garden Shades.  In a range of amazing colours, the texture of the wood can still seen whilst offering the protection you would expect from Cuprinol products. If you're not quite sure what colour is right for you, there are tester sizes available so you can try a few and see what suits your style. Cuprinol Less Mess Fence Care is quick drying (around an hour) and gives great coverage using just the one coat.  The 6L can covers 30m2 or around 10 fence panels and is great value at £7.99.  If you prefer to spray your fences, try Cuprinol Spray and Brush 2 in 1 Pump Sprayer for £37.99.  The unit fits any Cuprinol sprayable products, as well as the Garden Shades range. Cuprinol Ducksback offers protection for sheds and fences for up to 5 years, is easy applied and shower proof in just 1 hour.  We currently have an offer of 'Buy 2 Cuprinol Ducksback 5L cans and get a free 4" brush'.   Remember to give your garden table and chairs a new lease of life with Cuprinol Naturally Enhancing Team Oil once you've taken the covers off (full range of garden furniture covers here).   If you're changing the colour of your fence or shed, or letting your imagination run wild with multi-coloured wooden flower pots, you might like to post a picture of your newly coloured items on our Facebook page!

We have the very talented Grant Colbrook from La Hacienda joining us this weekend (Saturday May 14th 2016), at our Bagshot branch for a cooking demonstration day with his magical BakerStone Pizza Oven. Join us any time between 9.30am and 4.30pm for a demonstration and some free pizza samples! You can find our BakerStone Pizza ovens online here!

Hooray! Summer is here (well, almost). We’re sure that this weekend was many people's first barbecue of the year and their first opportunity to relax in the garden. However, it’s not all relaxing when it comes to gardening and giving the grass that first mow of the season is always a wonderful feeling (and a wonderful smell as well!) Trouble is, sometimes you then notice the moss to grass ratio is a little higher than you’d like!   If your lawn is looking a little worse for wear (like the one above), now's the time to treat it to some TLC. Viano MO Bacter is a slow release organic lawn fertiliser and moss killer which rids your garden of that pesky moss and improves existing grass. It's a gentle product and will not damage plants, so your border flowers are perfectly safe. There's also no need to scarify afterwards either as MO Bacter 'digests' the moss. It is also stain free, so no more having to worry about your patios and stonework. Once you've treated your lawn, you can make it truly green again with EverGreen Complete 4 in 1 (currently 2 for £36). With a glorious green and weed free lawn, it's time to sit back and relax with a Pimms - you've earned it!

The food hall at Longacres is an attraction in its own right, with daily deliveries of fresh bread, cakes, fruit and vegetables, a selection of American and South African foods, health foods, Cook range of frozen meals, Walkers biscuits, Losely Farm dairy products and a wide range of all your favourite confectionery! We sell quality products at brilliant prices and always have a variety of great offers in store. Our staff are knowledgeable, passionate about food and are always available to help you find exactly what your looking for in the Longacres food hall. Come and see us today! In addition we now also have fresh meat from Bevans Butchers and our very own on site bakery, providing bread, rolls, sandwiches, croissants, cakes, doughnuts, bacon butties, hot soups and so much more. I'm getting hungry just writing this!