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.  Remember our shop is also now open for the season.

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 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. 

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

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

We are quite busy this weekend. We will be open till 6 P.M. on Friday & Saturday
& 5 p.m. on Sunday.

MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND

The normal rule on the Mt. Top is that it should now be safe to plant most tender annuals.

Please place orders by fax (518 734-3543), mail, or by e-mail the week before Memorial Day (kernsnursery@aol.com ).  Orders ahead of time will be helpful,  We carefully choose the best material available.  Please call to schedule a pickup time.  
WE WILL NOT hold plants more than one week.

Purchase many top rated choices from our large selection of specific items to help the Mt. Top Animal Friends raise funds to support all the good that they do on the mountain Top.  Last year was such a   success that we will be doing it again.   The full value of all items purchased will be donated. 

FATHER'S DAY WEEKEND

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.  

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. 

CONTAINER GARDENING WEEKEND

Bring your porch boxes, pots and baskets in on Fri. or  Sat. and we will plant them for you immediately or by the next day.  Pay for the plants and the soil and the labor is free.  Or plant your own right here at the nursery.  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!    (only for planters personally brought in and picked up)

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES!!!! 
THANK YOU KAYLA, DANIEL, CHERICE,  ZACH AND LAUREN FOR YOUR BRIGHT AND CHEERY PRESENCE IN OUR NURSERY  AND LANDSCAPE BUSINESS.  THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK—GOOD LUCK IN COLLEGE!!!

Also clay pottery will be reduced.

SUMMER SALE BEGINS

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

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.

SUNDAY MORNING BRUNCH

Again, we will be offering free beverages and home baked items between the hours of 10 am and noon. 

LILY WEEKEND

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

All of our daylilies will be reduced 20%.

DAYLILY WEEKEND

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. 

Our 30 varieties of Hosta plants will be reduced.  

HOSTA SALE WEEKEND

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 2005
PERENNIAL, SHRUB & TREE SALE

NOTE:  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 think this is a good time to get some great savings on early Christmas ornaments and collectables.
  
  As we are trying to reduce the amount of Christmas inventory in the shop, many items will be 50% or more off retail.         

OCTOBER NOTE

In October we will be closed Wednesdays.  We will be closed Oct 31st.

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.

Reopen November 19 - Christmas 2005

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

We are open till December 23.

CLOSED DEC 24th

KERNS NURSERY AT CHRISTMASTIME

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.

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.   

This year we are reducing the number of direct sell wreaths, so we encourage you to order ahead for the season.   We will take no orders for wreaths and arrangements after Dec 18th.   We also appreciate your early orders for poinsettias.

You will be surprised by the amount of unique holiday gifts, stocking stuffers and host and hostess holiday gifts to bring when dining with friends. Here are a few:

• Unusual and high quality candles, and holders

• Holiday napkins and paper products

• Home decorating items—lamps, mirrors, sconces, prints,  etc

• Raku, ceramic, and glass vases and pottery

• Garden & gardening accessories

AND PATS UNIQUE LINE OF QUALITY BEADED JEWELRY—using sterling, vermeil, glass and semi-precious stone beads collected from all over the world.

HOURS 10 AM - 3 PM

END OF SEASON SALE ON ALL SHOP ITEMS 

GREATLY REDUCED PRICES UP to 75% OFF ON ALL OF 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!

CLOSED UNTIL APRIL 2006

Call for Gift Certificates or Floral Service