The gardening giant bet $1.7 billion on lighting, nutrients and other pot cultivation tools—and lost. But CEO Jim Hagedorn and his son Chris are plotting a comeback. Here’s how they plan to smoke the ...

A little more than a decade ago, Jim Hagedorn, the chief executive of Scotts Miracle-Gro, made a risky bet on a new line of business, hoping to reignite growth at his century-old lawn-and-garden ...

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. could lose up to $7 million this year after the company took one of its most-popular products in the South off the shelves. Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. is taking a ...

Jim Hagedorn isn’t a shrinking violet. He is small in stature, though. Both points are immediately evident when the first thing Hagedorn says to me is, “Oh, good, another short guy. Do you like being ...

Tom and Pat Thomas are just glad they didn’t use Scotts Turf Builder Bonus S Southern Weed & Feed in their front yard. But in the backyard, the product has damaged the couple’s lawn, leaving brown ...

QUESTION: At the end of March, I used Scotts Bonus S Weed and Feed as I have done annually for more than 10 years. However, after spreading the new formula, my centipede grass started turning brown, ...