April 9-10, 2004

EASTER FLOWERS 

We will be opened on April 9th and 10th from 9-5 for Easter flowers We will be closed Easter Sunday.  

April 16, 2004

Remember our shop is also now open for the season.

OFFICIALLY OPENED FOR THE SEASON
 
Pansies, violas, &perennials will soon be ready for sale.  Soil Mixes, pottery, seeds and gardening supplies are available for spring cleanup. 

May 9-10, 2004

Bring Mom in on Sunday to receive here free pack of pansies and coffee and muffins at our coffee bar.

MOTHER’S DAY WEEKEND
 
We have great gift ideas for mom here at the nursery.  We will have some specialty flowering plants, hanging baskets, mixed flower baskets, pansies and flowering perennials.  WE ALSO HAVE A GREAT SELECTION OF FRESH FLOWER ARRANGEMENTS MADE TO PURCHASE OR OUR MIXED FLOWER BOUQUETS.  Our shop has some wonderful gift ideas also.  If you are confused a gift certificate is always appreciated.    

May 14-16, 2004

Take 20% off all Rock garden Quarts.

ROCK GARDEN WEEKEND

Remember spring is the best time to appreciate our Rock Gardens.   Our specialty is rock garden perennials and we will be glad to answer any questions you may have on how to get started with creating a specialty garden of your own.   With the proper planning and installation, a rock garden requires minimal maintenance. 

Please understand that our benches are not fully supplied with the more tender plants till the week before Memorial Day as mountain frosts hit our area quite late in the season.

May 28-31, 2004

Please place orders by fax (518 734-3543), mail, or by e-mail kernsnursery@aol.com.  Orders ahead of time will be helpful.  Please call to schedule a pickup time.

MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND

The normal rule on the Mt.  Top is that it should now be safe to plant most tender annuals. 
 
This year Memorial Day falls early on the calendar so we can only hope that the fear of frost is past.  We are quite busy this weekend. We will be open till 6 P.M. on Friday & Saturday & 5 p.m. on Sunday.    

June 11-13, 2004

SILENT AUCTION TO HELP THE MT TOP ANIMAL FRIENDS We will have MANY different valuable items from our nursery; perennial groups, roses, hanging baskets, shrubs, shop items, planted pots, special annuals etc.  We will have a low minimum bid—you top that bid and be the low bidder by Sunday at 2 pm the gift is yours. 
ALL MONEY GOES TO the MT. TOP ANIMAL FRIENDS. 

June 20, 2004

FRESH FRUIT SALAD BOWLS AVAILABLE
TILL 2 P.M.

Father’s Day

We have great trees and shrubs that make wonderful Father’s day gifts; or give Dad a gift certificate to choose his own.   Tell us you’re a dad and receive a free plant of our choice.   

CONTAINER GARDENING WEEKEND  

We will be glad to help you choose your plants and show you how to make great combination planters.  A little fertilizer and water and you are ready to go!  

We have a great variety of simple & unusual planters of terracotta, cast stone, cedar, fiberglass, plastic, iron, wood, etc. here for sale at the nursery. 

(only for planters personally brought in and picked up)

July 2 - 2004

SUMMER SALE BEGINS

SUMMER SALE BEGINS

All our annuals, herbs, roses, hanging and planted baskets go on sale for the rest of the season.  Also clay pottery will be reduced.  Our gardens are in full bloom and we welcome you to come tour them with your weekend guests.  

July 3 - 4, 2004

JULY 3 - SATURDAY AFTERNOON TEA
Come join us here at the nursery.  Enjoy the gardens, bring a picnic lunch and between 1 P.M. and 4 P.M. have some great home baked goods or a fruit salad with coffee, lemonade or ice tea on us.

JULY 4 - SUNDAY MORNING BRUNCH
Again we will be offering free beverages and home baked items between the hours of 10am and noon.

July 10-11, 2004

ASTILBE WEEKEND

All astilbe will be reduced 20% for the weekend.

ASTILBE WEEKEND

Astilbe are one of the most reliable perennials for our environment.  They come in a variety of shades of white, light pink, pink, rose, red and lavenders.  They vary in height from a few inches to 3 feet.  They also vary in bloom time from early summer through late summer.  Astilbes can take full sun if watered well and partial shade.    l

LILY WEEKEND

All the lovely Asiatic and fragrant oriental lilies will be on sale for the weekend.

DAYLILY WEEKEND  
All of our daylilies will be reduced 20%.

We carry many handsome daylilies including many premium varieties. If you properly select plants with varying bloom times a bed of daylilies will give color all summer long. 

The colors range from almost white, light yellow to gold , melon to vivid orange, pinks, rose, reds, burgundy, lavenders, violets and more.  Some repeat bloom.  Some are ruffled.  Some are bicolors.  Their flowers are crisp and neat and the plants require simple cultural conditions.  Daylilies work well individually planted, in small groups, or in mass plantings.  They also are an easy care, tall, ground cover for banks.   l

HOSTA SALE

Many of our hostas are great collector varieties or just beautiful garden worthy additions to your shade, semi shade or even sunny garden. 
Hosta foliage adds peaceful substance to color busy gardens.

All perennials will be 20% off.  This is great savings on fully grown plants.

SEPT 3RD - LABOR DAY WEEKEND 2004
PERENNIAL, SHRUB & TREE SALE

NOTE:  NEW THIS YEAR!  WE WILL KEEP OUR PERENNIALS ON A REDUCED 20% SAVINGS AT THE NURSERY FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR. 
THIS SALE IS ONLY APPLICABLE TO DIRECT SALES AT THE NURSERY and all charged to account bills will not receive this discount. 
We will absolutely have a great stock of perennial plants from which to choose.  We do not have a goal each year to sell out our perennials.  We want to keep most of our collection available throughout the growing season.  

And September is a perfect time to plant or install whole new garden beds.  No it is not too late. 

• MANY TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE OFFERED AT LOWER PRICES
   

• MOST OF OUR POTTERY, AND OTHER PLANTERS WILL BE ON SALE FOR   THE REST OF THE SEASON
   

• OUR IN STOCK CEDAR FURNITURE WILL BE REDUCED FOR THE REST OF   THE SEASON
   

• FALL MUMS, CABBAGE AND KALE:  Our fall plants will now be ready for sale.  These are great seasonal additions to your gardens.    Or why not redo your planters and replace tired garden with whole plantings of these colorful and appropriate plants. 
   

• CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT PREVIEW: Yes we know it is early but we carry some fabulous ornaments and thought this would be a   great time to present just some of them to you.
   

• GREAT SAVINGS ON CHRISTMAS PAST:  we will be offering a great deal of our inventory at really big savings some 30-75% off listed prices.  We have some really nice Christmas related items from   ornaments to collectables, to home decorating items.  We know it is early, but we are trying to do some heavy clearance.   

SEPTEMBER.   NOTE: After Labor Day we will be open from 10 AM till 4 PM daily 

Fall bulbs become available for sale in Sept.  In need of a special order?  Give us a call and we will be glad to supply your favorite.

OCTOBER.     NOTE: In October we will be closed Wednesdays.  Fall in the Catskills is beautiful.  You must come and see our gardens when trees are changing their colors.  

November 2004

 

November 19, 2004

NOVEMBER 1st-19th. The shop is open by appointment only until our Christmas season begins.  Call for gift certificates, floral service   or if you would like us to open the shop for jewelry, gift or home   decorating items.

NOV. 19 re-open for CHRISTMAS SEASON

CHRISTMAS SEASON

Our shop will once again overflow with some great Holiday decorations, gifts, ornaments, and many unique items for both home and garden. 
We carefully chose our entire stock and hope you will find some time to see what we are offering for sale this holiday season. 

CHRISTMAS SEASON

NOTE WE WILL HAVE SOME EXCELLENT PRICES ON MANY ORNAMENTS AND CHRISTMAS SHOP ITEMS AS WE ARE CLEARING OUR CHRISTMAS SHOP INVENTORY!
 

I still hand-tie all our wreaths the old fashioned way, by carefully selecting, cutting, and wiring local balsam and sometimes incorporating blue-berried juniper and incense cedar.  From small to large, our  wreaths are beyond compare. We incorporate some 15-20 varieties of pinecones and other natural and tasteful decorative accents into our wreaths, baskets, centerpieces, swags,  & Yule logs. 

For those of you who have never been to our shop at Christmas Time, we think you will be surprised at our holiday decorating, entertaining and gift choices.   

Don’t forget that you will also find a great Christmas gifts including choices from our new jewelry line and some unique stocking stuffers.  Also home and holiday decorative figurines, collectibles, candles, zrike serving dishes, other home and kitchen items,  soft woven throws, paper products, ornaments, and much more.    

November 26 - 28, 2004

OPEN HOUSE

OPEN HOUSE
Share some holiday cookies (our home made shortbread cookies have become quite popular), coffee and hot chocolate in our shop.  
You can view our shop bursting with holiday items. 
There will be a great selection of our handmade wreaths, swags, baskets and more. 
Choose your tree and bring it home or we will store it for you. 
Bring in baskets and we will fill them with holiday greens.  And this is also a great time to place special orders to meet your specific needs and taste.   

CLOSED DEC 24th at 2pm & Christmas Day

DEC 26 - 30, 2003

END OF SEASON SALE ON ALL SHOP ITEMS.  HOURS 10 AM - 3 PM

END OF SEASON SALE ON ALL SHOP ITEMS

GREATLY REDUCED PRICES ON OUR  STOCK  OF  CHRISTMAS COLLECTABLES,  FIGURINES, DECORATIONS AND ALL OTHER CHRISTMAS ITEMS. 
MOST EVERY ITEM IN OUR SHOP WILL BE ON SALE FOR AT LEAST 20% OFF!

WE WILL BE CLOSED TILL APRIL 2005 – Call us for Gift Certificates - or floral service.  Thank you for your visit.

Closed till April.  Please come and see us again in 2005.  Meanwhile, you can visit us online, call for Gift Certificates - or floral service and write to us at:  kernsnursery@aol.com