Scotts Miracle-Gro Company Description
The grass sure seems greener over at Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG), the world's largest maker and marketer of horticultural and turf products. Its garden and indoor plant care items include grass seeds, fertilizers, herbicides, potting soils, and related tools. Brand names include Ortho, Miracle-Gro, Hyponex, and Turf Builder. SMG markets Monsanto's Roundup herbicide products for the consumer market and has a lawn and shrub care service. It also owns upscale garden retailer Smith & Hawken. Siblings James Hagedorn (chairman and CEO) and Katherine Littlefield (a director) own a third of SMG. Hagedorn and Littlefield are the children of Horace Hagedorn, the creator of Miracle-Gro plant food.
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