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THE SCOTTS® COMPANY NORTH AMERICA PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS GROUP WELCOMES LISA KOONTS

MARYSVILLE, OHIO (March 31, 2008) – The Scotts® Company North America Professional Business Group is pleased to announce the addition of Lisa Koonts as its marketing services specialist.

Based in Marysville, Ohio, Koonts will serve as a point person for the North America Professional Business Group’s marketing department. She will supervise budgets, manage agency relationships and oversee all creative development and packaging requests.

Koonts has been with The Scotts Company for a total of fourteen years, the first seven of which were spent with the North America Professional Business Group. In the seven years since then, Koonts has worked with the Consumer Marketing Services Group where her responsibilities included graphic design, art direction, packaging creative, merchandising and training. Koonts holds an associate’s degree in graphic communications from Terra Technical College with more than two additional years of continuing education at Columbus (Ohio) College of Art & Design.

“Lisa brings an entirely new and positive dimension to our marketing team,” said Bernie Bross, director of marketing for The Scotts Company North America Professional Business Group. “Her graphic arts background, knowledge of the Pro Group and extensive marketing experience make her an excellent fit for our group’s needs. She will be an integral part of the team as we continue to build the Scotts brand within the nursery, greenhouse and landscape contractor markets.”

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, Landscaper PRO™ turf and ornamental fertilizers and a portfolio of herbicide, miticide and fungicide products. Learn more at www.scottsprohort.com.