Garden Centres?? Not much use you may think unless you have a garden well here is one that has garden supplies and PLENTY more.

Upon arrival at Stapeley Water Gardens, after finding a car parking space in the vast car park I decided to pay a visit to The Palms Tropical Oasis which charges admission.

The Palms starts with the Zoo Room, which contains Snakes, Spiders, Cockroaches, among other werid and wonderful creatures from around the world and leads onto The World Of Frogs and Special Exhibitions, this was crazy there were so many different frogs to see and one in particular just lay motionless in the water and claims to be their main feature. Next you visit the Tropical Jungle this is very humid and contains piranhas and a wide variety of other fish in an open top tank with the warning, "These fish can bite" definately one to keep your hands away from. The doors have to remain closed as it is a climate protected environement.

This then finally leads onto the Italian Garden Restaurant and the Italian Garden which was closed at the time for a wedding reception but looked amazing as it had been prepared for the reception and you could hear the music flowing through The Palms it did seem like the perfect setting for a wedding on a beautiful day.

Once you exit theoutdoor centre you come to the aquarium products to the left are outdoor fish and outdoor pond supplies. Straight ahead are the aquariums, supplies and live fish.
To the right is the larger part of the garden centre which leadsto the rear which I will describe first, this contains all of the trees and plant supplies for your garden and I am sure that if you are looking for something rare to add to your garden you will find it here with their vast supplies of gardening tools and outdoor equipment.
If you then proceed to the exit of the garden centre you will pass an array of pet supplies including cages and animal necessities such as food and bedding. Rabbits, Guinea Pigs, Gerbils, Rats, Chinchillas they have all household pets and all the supplies to provide them with a happy house and all at reasonable prices, I absolutely love rabbits and enjoy visiting to see the new ones that have come in and they range from GBP25+ and are soooooooo cute!!

Finally you approach the tills and exit which ltakes you back onto the car park via the ice cream shop and take away which offers local icecream Snugburys and the usual junk food takeaway of chips and burgers if you do not want to cross over to the cafe located in the Palms.