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 ...

Most folks are starting to get their lawns ready for the more pleasant part of spring weather. The good news is that retailers have been cutting prices on yard gear like garden beds and chainsaws to ...

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 ...

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 ...

A bottle branding battle is brewing between two iconic Ohio companies. Scotts Miracle-Gro, based in Marysville, Ohio, about 34 miles northwest of Columbus, has filed a federal lawsuit against ...

More than a decade ago, Scotts Miracle-Gro (NYSE:SMG) Chief Executive Jim Hagedorn launched a bold expansion into cannabis cultivation supplies, creating Hawthorne Gardening to spark growth beyond 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 ...