Scott’s Lawn Care

Founded in 1868 by O.M. Scott, the Scott’s Lawn Care Miracle-Gro Company is the world’s leading lawn and garden company with trusted brands in every category of lawn care and horticulture products in which they compete.

Their goal is simple: to produce a healthy lawn that is free of weeds and pests, as well as colorful and productive gardens that contribute to the beauty of the home, the health of the environment and the fulfillment of creative passions.

Below are some of the trusted brands owned and marketed by Scott’s Lawn Care:

Scotts

As the Scott’s Lawn Care Company’s original brands, Scotts dates back to the 1900s. It was around that time when Dwight Scott, the founder’s son, began offering high quality grass seed by mail in the U.S.

As early as then, the company has recognized that grass has special nutritional needs that other companies have yet to discover for themselves.

That special need, of course, needed to be addressed and Scott’s Lawn Care came up with a fertilizer that is specifically designed according to that need. Come 1928, Scotts brand introduced the Turf Builder, the world’s first consumer lawn fertilizer.

Today, the Scotts brand continues to produce grass seed for consumer lawns. Scott’s Lawn Care guarantees a 99.9% weed free grass seed for consumers, including various blends and more than 20 exclusive grass varieties.

Each variety is selected specifically to fit the different growing conditions and uses in the geographic regions the Scott’s Lawn Care Company serves.

In addition to grass seed, the Scotts brand also offers a full-line of lawn and garden fertilizers: Turf builder, Starter, Halts, Bonus S, Turf Builder with Fire Ant and Southern Turf Builder, with formulas targeted at weed, insect, and moss control and warm and cool season grasses.

Miracle-Gro

This Scott’s Lawn Care brand originated in 1951 when Horace Hagedorn, a marketer, and Otto Stern, a nurseyman, took a water soluble plant food and set out to make it a gardening staple across America.

The astonishing results of the Miracle-Gro quickly made the product a favorite among consumers and soon it became a mail order and then a retail success.

It started out as a $2,000 investment but come 1994 and Miracle-Gro business exceeded the $100 million mark. In 1995, the company merged with the Scott’s Lawn Care Company, leading to sales of Miracle-Gro products in North Americaand Europe.

Scott’s Lawn Care sells all purpose outdoor plant food, all purpose indoor plant food and plant food for acid-loving plants, evergreens, trees, shrubs, roses, tomatoes, and African violets under the Miracle-Gro brand.

In addition, Scott’s Lawn Care also has enhanced soils and potting mixes by including its plant food along with other value added amendments and nutrients tailored to specific uses.

Ortho

Before joining the Scott’s Lawn Care Miracle-Gro family, Ortho has long been a leading brand in the lawn and garden pest control industry, with products that target weeds, indoor and outdoor insects and plant disease.

Scott’s Lawn Care Ortho brand has a broad spectrum of easy to use, highly effective solutions to help consumers get rid of weeds fast but without harming the lawns.