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Exhibit 23.1
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
100 East Broad Street
Suite 2100
Columbus OH 43215-3671
Telephone (614) 225-8700
Facsimile (614) 224-1044
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-4 of The Scotts Company of our reports dated October 21,
1999 relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedules,
which appear in The Scotts Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended September 30, 1999.
June 16, 2000