Scotts Company Announces New Insecticide Benefit 60 WP

Marysville, Ohio (February 21, 2007) — The Scotts Company Professional Business Group has expanded its portfolio of plant protection products with the addition of Benefit™, an Imidacloprid insecticide. Benefit 60 WP will be packaged in a resealable pouch containing five 20-gram water soluble bags. The benefits of Benefit are many:

• Growers now have a new choice for their provider of Imidacloprid

• Proven control over the most pervasive pests

• Labeled for broad spectrum use in greenhouse, nursery and plant interiorscape applications

• Systemic activity lasts up to 12 weeks

• May be applied as a spray, drench, injection or through irrigation systems

• 12-hour REI

• Low use rates

• Fully supported by technical assistance through Scotts national network of Territory Managers and Technical Service Managers

• High quality formulations for which Scotts is well known

“Imidacloprid is a proven active ingredient, preferred by professional growers and a terrific addition to our plant protection line,” said Tina Marshall, product manager, Scotts Professional Business Group. “Scotts has long been recognized as providing valuable technical information and trusted customer support. We are pleased to offer Benefit as a cost-effective solution to growers.”

Benefit will be registered in all 50 U.S. states and is available through Scotts distributors. Based in Marysville, Ohio, The Scotts Company LLC is the world’s leading producer and marketer of professional horticulture products. The Company’s industry-leading brands include Osmocote® controlled release fertilizers, Peters Professional® and Peters Excel® water soluble fertilizers. New insecticide Benefit™ joins proven Scotts plant protection brands Rout® and OH2® herbicides; Banrot®, Truban®, AllBan™ and Zyban® fungicides; and Sanmite® and Ovation® miticide and ovicide products.