The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company Announces Appointment of Thomas Kelly to Board of Directors

MARYSVILLE, Ohio, Aug. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company , the global leader in the consumer lawn and garden industry, today announced that Thomas N. Kelly Jr. has been named to its Board of Directors. Mr. Kelly is chief strategy officer of Sprint Nextel and previously served as executive vice president and chief operating officer of Nextel Communications.

"Tom is an outstanding addition to an already strong and engaged group of directors," said Jim Hagedorn, chairman and chief executive officer. "His strong background, both as an operator and in strategic planning, will be a tremendous benefit to our Company and we look forward to benefiting from his counsel."

Mr. Kelly, 58, fills a board position left vacant in 2006. His term expires in 2009.

About ScottsMiracle-Gro

With more than $2.3 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 & Hawken, a leading brand of garden-inspired products that includes pottery, watering equipment, gardening tools, outdoor furniture and live goods, and Morning Song, a leading brand in the wild bird food market. In Europe, the Company's 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 http://www.scotts.com/.