EXHIBIT 99.1





                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

                                 April 28, 2003

         In connection with the Report on Form 10-K of Frank's Nursery Crafts,
Inc. (the "Company") for the fiscal year ended ended January 26, 2003 (the
"Report"), as filed on the date hereof with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, the undersigned, Bruce Dale, Chief Executive Officer of the Company,
does hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of such
officer's knowledge:

         1.       The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section
                  13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

         2.       The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in
                  all material respects, the financial condition and result of
                  operations of the Company as of the dates and for the periods
                  expressed in the Report.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this certification as
of the date first above written.


                                           /s/ Bruce Dale
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                                            Bruce Dale
                                            Chief Executive Officer