CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
U.S. Home & Garden, Inc.
San Francisco, California
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement of our report dated August 27, 1999, except for Note 6 which is as of
September 30, 1999, relating to the consolidated financial statements and
schedules of U.S. Home & Garden, Inc. appearing in the Company's Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1999.
/s/ BDO Seidman LLP
BDO SEIDMAN, LLP
Kalamazoo, Michigan
July 6, 2000
