Garden centres have become a destination not just a place to buy garden stuff. We used to live near a very extensive Frosts that had a lovely cafe and sold everything from chickens (multiply vaccinated) to toys.
Took a walk to my local garden centre yesterday (its near Menai Bridge). Not explored it since moving to area. One of those family-owned ones which has grown like Topsy. (always more of an adventure than a chain.)
Not a lot of outside space for actually selling plants it seems, but a busy cafe ("and take away" ?) and a bewildering range of merchandise in no particular logical layout. Rather fancied a pink mohair blanket but resisted woman-fully.
I eventually found my little bag of bulb fibre and then was brought up short when waiting at the till to note that alongside various toiletries (baby wipes, shampoo etc) they were selling pregnancy tests.
