Exhibit 31



CERTIFICATIONS



I, Bruce R. Knox, Chief Executive Officer of Knox Nursery, Inc., certify
that:



| | 1. | I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-KSB of Knox Nursery, Inc.
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| | 2. | Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not include any untrue statement of material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of
the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;
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| | 3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this annual report, fairly present in all material aspects the financial condition,
results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report;
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| | 4. | I am responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and have:
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| | a) | designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, is made known to me by others within those entities, particularly
during the period in which this annual report is being prepared;
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| | b) | evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this annual report (the
Evaluation Date);
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| | c) | presented in this annual report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;
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| | 5. | I have disclosed, based on my most recent evaluation, to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of registrants board of directors (or persons performing the
equivalent functions):
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| | a) | all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process, summarize and report
financial data and have identified for the registrants auditor any material weaknesses in internal controls; and
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| | b) | any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrants internal controls; and
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| | 6. | I have indicated in this annual report whether or not there were significant changes in the internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls
subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.
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Date: March 30, 2004



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|/s/ Bruce R. Knox                                
|President and Chief Executive Officer            
|Secretary & Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer