GROW GROUP INC
SC 14D1/A, 1995-05-24
PAINTS, VARNISHES, LACQUERS, ENAMELS & ALLIED PRODS
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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549
                               ________________


                               SCHEDULE 14D-1/A
                  Tender Offer Statement Pursuant to Section
                14(d)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. 6)


                               Grow Group, Inc.
                           (Name of Subject Company)


                               GDEN Corporation
                                   (Bidder)
                    an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of
                       Imperial Chemical Industries PLC


                         Common Stock, $.10 Par Value
                        (Title of Class of Securities)


                                   39382-010
                     (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)


                             Stanley A. Lockitski
                              The Glidden Company
                               925 Euclid Avenue
                            Cleveland, Ohio  44115
                      (Name, Address and Telephone Number
                    of Person Authorized to Receive Notices
                    and Communications on Behalf of Bidder)


                                  Copies to:
                               Paul R. Kingsley
                             Davis Polk & Wardwell
                             450 Lexington Avenue
                           New York, New York  10017
                          Telephone:  (212) 450-4000






                               SCHEDULE 14D-1/A
______________________________             ________________________________
|                            |             |                              |
|CUSIP No. 39382-010         |             | Page 2                       |
|____________________________|             |______________________________|
___________________________________________________________________________
|  1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                           |
|    | S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON                  |
|    | Imperial Chemical Industries PLC                                   |
|    |                                                                    |
|____|____________________________________________________________________|
|  2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*                  |
|    |                                                                 _  |
|    |                                                            (a) |_| |
|    |                                                                 _  |
|    |                                                            (b) |X| |
|    |                                                                    |
|____|____________________________________________________________________|
|  3 | SEC USE ONLY                                                       |
|    |                                                                    |
|____|____________________________________________________________________|
|  4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS*                                                   |
|    | AF                                                                 |
|____|____________________________________________________________________|
|  5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED        _  |
|    | PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(E)                                 |_| |
|    |                                                                    |
|____|____________________________________________________________________|
|  6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                               |
|    | England                                                            |
|____|____________________________________________________________________|
|                    |  7 | SOLE VOTING POWER                             |
|                    |    |  -0- (see Item 6)                             |
|   NUMBER OF        |____|_______________________________________________|
|    SHARES          |  8 | SHARED VOTING POWER                           |
|  BENEFICIALLY      |    |  -0- (see Item 6)                             |
|   OWNED BY         |____|_______________________________________________|
|     EACH           |  9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                        |
|   REPORTING        |    |  -0- (see Item 6)                             |
|    PERSON          |____|_______________________________________________|
|     WITH           | 10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                      |
|                    |    |  -0- (see Item 6)                             |
|____________________|____|_______________________________________________|
| 11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON       |
|    |  -0- (see Item 6)                                                  |
|____|____________________________________________________________________|
| 12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES          _  |
|    | CERTAIN SHARES*                                                |_| |
|____|____________________________________________________________________|
| 13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)                 |
|    |   0%                                                               |
|____|____________________________________________________________________|
| 14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*                                          |
|    | HC, CO                                                             |
|____|____________________________________________________________________|
                     *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

                               SCHEDULE 14D-1/A

______________________________             ________________________________
|                            |             |                              |
|CUSIP No. 39382-010         |             | Page 3                       |
|____________________________|             |______________________________|
___________________________________________________________________________
|  1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                           |
|    | S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON                  |
|    |                                                                    |
|    | GDEN Corporation                                                   |
|____|____________________________________________________________________|
|  2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*                  |
|    |                                                                 _  |
|    |                                                            (a) |_| |
|    |                                                                 _  |
|    |                                                            (b) |X| |
|    |                                                                    |
|____|____________________________________________________________________|
|  3 | SEC USE ONLY                                                       |
|    |                                                                    |
|____|____________________________________________________________________|
|  4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS*                                                   |
|    | AF                                                                 |
|____|____________________________________________________________________|
|  5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED        _  |
|    | PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(E)                                 |_| |
|    |                                                                    |
|____|____________________________________________________________________|
|  6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                               |
|    | New York                                                           |
|____|____________________________________________________________________|
|                    |  7 | SOLE VOTING POWER                             |
|                    |    |  -0- (see Item 6)                             |
|   NUMBER OF        |____|_______________________________________________|
|    SHARES          |  8 | SHARED VOTING POWER                           |
|  BENEFICIALLY      |    |  -0- (see Item 6)                             |
|   OWNED BY         |____|_______________________________________________|
|     EACH           |  9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                        |
|   REPORTING        |    |  -0- (see Item 6)                             |
|    PERSON          |____|_______________________________________________|
|     WITH           | 10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                      |
|                    |    |  -0- (see Item 6)                             |
|____________________|____|_______________________________________________|
| 11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON       |
|    |  -0- (see Item 6)                                                  |
|____|____________________________________________________________________|
| 12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES          _  |
|    | CERTAIN SHARES*                                                |_| |
|____|____________________________________________________________________|
| 13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)                 |
|    |  0%                                                                |
|____|____________________________________________________________________|
| 14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*                                          |
|    | CO                                                                 |
|____|____________________________________________________________________|
                     *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

   This amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule 14D-1 of
GDEN Corporation, a New York corporation ("Purchaser"), and Imperial Chemical
Industries PLC, a corporation organized under the laws of England and the
parent corporation of Purchaser ("Parent"), filed by Purchaser and Parent with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on May 4, 1995 (the
"Schedule 14D-1"), as amended by Amendment No. 1 filed on May 5, 1995,
Amendment No. 2 filed on May 9, 1995, Amendment No. 3 filed on May 12, 1995,
Amendment No. 4 filed on May 19, 1995 and Amendment No. 5 filed on May 22,
1995, in connection with the offer by Purchaser for all outstanding shares of
Common Stock, $.10 par value, of Grow Group, Inc., a New York corporation (the
"Company").  Unless otherwise indicated, all capitalized terms used herein
shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Schedule 14D-1.


Item 10. Additional Information.

   On May 22, 1995, Sherwin-Williams announced that it is withdrawing the
Sherwin-Williams Offer and that subject to appropriate documentation, it will
terminate the litigation that it had previously filed in the federal and state
courts with regard to the Offer.



                                   SIGNATURE

   After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated:  May 24, 1995


                                 GDEN CORPORATION

                                 By /s/ John Thompson
                                   ________________________
                                   Name:   John Thompson
                                   Title:  President


                                 IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES PLC

                                 By /s/ John Thompson
                                   ________________________
                                   Name:   John Thompson
                                   Title:  Attorney-in-Fact


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