The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company Declares First Quarter Dividend

MARYSVILLE, Ohio, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Scotts Miracle-Gro
Company (NYSE: SMG), the world's leading marketer of branded consumer lawn and
garden products, announced today that its Board of Directors has approved the
payment of a cash dividend of $0.125 per share. The dividend is payable
December 10, 2009 to shareholders of record on November 26, 2009.

About ScottsMiracle-Gro
With approximately $3 billion in worldwide sales and more than 8,000
associates, The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, through its wholly-owned
subsidiary, The Scotts Company LLC, is the world's largest marketer of branded
consumer products for lawn and garden care, with products for professional
horticulture as well. The Company's brands are the most recognized in the
industry. In the U.S., the Company's Scotts®, Miracle-Gro®, Ortho® brands are
market-leading in their categories, as is the consumer Roundup® brand, which
is marketed in North America and most of Europe exclusively by Scotts and
owned by Monsanto. In the U.S., we operate Scotts LawnService®, the second
largest residential lawn care service business. In Europe, the Company's
brands include Weedol®, Pathclear®, Evergreen®, Levington®, Miracle-Gro®, KB®,
Fertiligene® and Substral®. For additional information, visit us at
www.scotts.com

SOURCE The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company

Ashley Gullion, Manager, Investor Relations, +1-937-578-5217