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

                                  July 2, 2003

         In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Frank's Nursery
Crafts, Inc. (the "Company") for the period ended May 18, 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
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Bruce Dale
                                       Chief Executive Officer