Release Details

Innovative and environmentally focused design combines dual product- distribution attributes

MARYSVILLE, Ohio, Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - The Scotts Company, a subsidiary of The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (NYSE: SMG), announced that its Deluxe(TM) EdgeGuard(R) Broadcast Spreader has been named by The joe gardener(R) Company as one of its "BEST OF THE MUST-HAVES(TM)" lawn and garden products for 2007. Joe Lamp'l, founder of The joe gardener(R) Company and host of GardenSMART on PBS, says the annual list features products that are "the best, most useful, highest quality gardening products we feel gardeners should own."

In 2006, Scotts introduced the patented Deluxe(TM) EdgeGuard(R) Broadcast Spreader, an innovative and easy-to-use spreader that helps ensure lawn products are applied only where they are intended -- the grass. The unit features an on/off control lever, which activates a shield that prevents fertilizer or other lawn products from being applied off target into landscaping or onto hard surfaces.

"We were first attracted to the EdgeGuard spreader, because of an important design feature that served two functions with one product," states Lamp'l. The attributes of both widespread distribution of a broadcast spreader and the accuracy of a drop spreader are combined in the EdgeGuard Spreader. "In their effort to provide more eco-friendly solutions, Scotts has answered the challenge to this ongoing problem (dual attributes in one application) and hit a homerun in the process. We recognize and appreciate products like the EdgeGuard Spreader which offers a more eco-friendly solution to weekend warriors everywhere."

Rich Martinez, chief environmental officer for ScottsMiracle-Gro, views this recent recognition as further affirmation of the Company's focus on incorporating environmental stewardship within its product design and development. "Our business is focused on helping homeowners achieve lawn and garden success," said Martinez. "EdgeGuard is another example of a simple, easy-to-use product, designed and developed with stewardship principles in mind."

About Scotts Miracle-Gro

With more than $2.7 billion in worldwide sales and more than 6,000 associates, The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, The Scotts Company LLC, is the world's largest marketer of branded consumer products for lawn and garden care, with products for professional horticulture as well. The Company's brands are the most recognized in the industry. In the U.S., the Company's Scotts(R), Miracle-Gro(R) and Ortho(R) brands are market leading in their categories, as is the consumer Roundup(R) brand, which is marketed in North America and most of Europe exclusively by Scotts and owned by Monsanto. The Company also owns Smith & Hawkena, a leading brand of garden-inspired products that includes pottery, watering equipment, gardening tools, outdoor furniture and live goods. Additionally, the Company owns Morning Songa, the leading brand in the wild bird food category. In Europe, Scotts' brands include Weedol(R), Pathclear(R), Evergreen(R), Levington(R), Miracle-Gro(R), KB(R), Fertiligene(R) and Substral(R). For additional information, visit us at www.scotts.com.

SOURCE Scotts Miracle-Gro Company

CONTACT:
Su Lok of The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company,
+1-937-578-5169,
[email protected]
Web site: http://www.scotts.com