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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549
FORM 11-K
(Mark One)
     
þ   ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006
OR
     
o   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM                      TO                     
COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 33-147397
A.   Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:
Smith & Hawken 401(k) Plan
4 Hamilton Landing
Novato, California 94949
B.   Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company
14111 Scottslawn Road
Marysville, Ohio 43041
 
 

 


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REQUIRED INFORMATION
     The following financial statements and supplemental schedule for the Smith & Hawken 401(k) Plan are being filed herewith:
Audited Financial Statements
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Financial Statements:
Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits as of December 31, 2006 and 2005
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits for the Years Ended December 31, 2006 and 2005
Notes to Financial Statements
Supplemental Schedule:
Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes at End of Year
Note: Other supplemental schedules required by Section 252.103-10 of the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under ERISA have been omitted because they are not applicable.
The following exhibit is being filed herewith:
     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
   
23.1
  Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm — Meaden & Moore, Ltd.

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SIGNATURES
     The Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
         
     
Date: November 14, 2007  By:   /s/ DAVID C. EVANS    
    Printed Name:   David C. Evans
 
 
    Title:   Executive Vice President
of Smith & Hawken Ltd. 
 
 

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SMITH & HAWKEN 401(K) PLAN
INDEX TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2006 and 2005
     
NOTE:
  Other supplement schedules required by Section 252.103-10 of the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure and ERISA have been omitted because they are not applicable.
Exhibit 23.1

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED ACCOUNTING FIRM
To The Participants and Administrator of
the Smith & Hawken 401(k) Plan
Novato, California
We have audited the accompanying Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits of the SMITH & HAWKEN 401(k) PLAN as of December 31, 2006 and 2005 and the related Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
During 2006, the Plan adopted FSP AAG INV-1 and SOP 94-4-1, Reporting of Fully Benefit-Responsive Investment Contracts Held by Certain Investment Companies Subject to the AICPA Investment Company Guide and Defined-Contribution Health and Welfare and Pension Plans.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Smith & Hawken 401(k) Plan as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the changes in its net assets available for benefits for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Our audits were performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the financial statements taken as a whole. The accompanying supplemental schedule of assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2006, is presented for the purposes of additional analysis and is not a required part of the financial statements but is supplemental information required by the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The suppplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plan’s management. The supplemental information has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in our audits of the financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the financial statements taken as a whole.
/s/ MEADEN & MOORE, LTD.
Certified Public Accountants
October 31, 2007
Cleveland, Ohio

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STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS

Smith & Hawken
401(k) Plan
                 
    December 31  
    2006     2005  
ASSETS
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 13,219     $  
 
               
Receivable — Employer contributions
          2,932  
 
               
Investments (at fair value):
               
All/Bern Balanced A
    463,029       378,330  
Columbia Acorn A
    515,445       252,269  
Dreyfus S&P500 Index Fund
    696,689       482,184  
Fidelity Advisor Diversified International Fund
    517,002       314,559  
Fidelity Advisor Dividend Growth Fund
    368       559,534  
Fidelity Advisor International Small Cap T
    337,410       103,052  
Fidelity Advisor New Insights
    816,028       570,840  
Fidelity Advisor Stable Value
    398,414       247,923  
Fidelity Advisor Strategic Income Fund
    503,217       386,379  
JPM Intrepid America Fund
    765,183        
Robertson Stephens Partners
    320,295       83,424  
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company Common Shares
    2,543        
VK Comstock A
    71,460       14,002  
Participant Loans
    62,248       144,109  
 
           
 
               
Total Investments
    5,469,331       3,536,605  
 
           
 
               
Total Assets
    5,482,550       3,539,537  
 
               
LIABILITIES
           
 
           
 
               
Net assets reflecting all investments at fair value
    5,482,550       3,539,537  
 
               
Adjustment from fair value to contract value for the Fidelity Advisor
Stable Value Fund, a fully benefit-responsive investment contract
    4,017       3,219  
 
           
 
               
Net Assets Available for Benefits
  $ 5,486,567     $ 3,542,756  
 
           
See accompanying notes.

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS

Smith & Hawken
401(k) Plan
                 
    Year Ended December 31  
    2006     2005  
Additions to Net Assets Attributed to:
               
Contributions:
               
Employer
  $ 807,100     $ 2,932  
Employee
    892,694       563,963  
Rollover
    333,386       151,802  
 
           
 
    2,033,180       718,697  
 
               
Interest and dividend income
    254,473       117,664  
Net unrealized/realized gain on investments
    255,063       94,586  
 
           
 
               
Total Additions
    2,542,716       930,947  
 
               
Deductions from Net Assets Attributed to:
               
Benefits paid to participants
    587,883       376,197  
Administrative expenses
    11,022       8,585  
 
           
 
               
Total Deductions
    598,905       384,782  
 
           
 
               
Net Increase
    1,943,811       546,165  
 
               
Net Assets Available for Benefits:
               
Beginning of Year
    3,542,756       2,996,591  
 
           
 
               
End of Year
  $ 5,486,567     $ 3,542,756  
 
           
See accompanying notes.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Smith & Hawken
401(k) Plan
     
1
  Description of Plan
 
   
 
  The following description of the Smith & Hawken 401(k) Plan (the Plan) provides only general information. Participants should refer to the Plan document for a complete description of the Plan’s provisions.
 
   
 
  General:
 
   
 
  The Plan, which began February 28, 1999, is a defined contribution plan covering all employees of Smith & Hawken, Ltd. (the Company) who meet the hour and age requirements. It is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).
 
   
 
  The Plan was amended and restated effective January 1, 2006, in order to satisfy the requirements of a “safe harbor” plan. The Plan was amended and restated effective January 23, 2003, for provisions stated in the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act (EGTRRA).
 
   
 
  Eligibility:
 
   
 
  All employees of the Company age twenty-one and older, except nonresident aliens working outside the United States and temporary/leased employees, and who have completed two months of service in a twelve month period are eligible to participate in the Plan and to receive safe harbor matching contributions by the Company. Employees of the Company age twenty-one and older and who have completed 1,000 hours of service in a twelve month period are eligible to receive discretionary nonelective employer contributions.
 
   
 
  Contributions:
 
   
 
  Each participant may elect to contribute to the Plan, though salary deferrals, a minimum of 1% to a maximum 75% of their pretax annual compensation. Contributions are limited to the amounts defined by the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) and indexed annually for inflation. The Plan limits the salary deferral of a participant if the participant’s annual contribution limitations are exceeded, as described by the IRC. The maximum pre-tax contributions for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 were $15,000 and $14,000, respectively. The Plan also provides that participants who are projected to be age 50 or older by the end of the calendar year and who are making deferral contributions to the Plan may also make catch-up contributions of up to $5,000 and $4,000 during the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Smith & Hawken
401(k) Plan
     
1
  Description of Plan, Continued
 
   
 
  Contributions, continued:
 
   
 
  With the adoption of the 401(k) Safe-Harbor Provisions effective January 1, 2006, Company matching contributions were mandatory. For the year ended December 31, 2006, the Company matched 100% of each participant’s contribution, up to the first 3% of covered compensation, plus 50% of the next 2% of covered compensation. At its discretion, the Company may make discretionary nonelective employer contributions to the Plan. The aggregate discretionary nonelective employer contributions were $356,566 and $2,932 for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
 
   
 
  Participants are also allowed to make rollover contributions of amounts received from other qualified employer sponsored retirement plans. All contributions are invested as directed by each participant.
 
   
 
  Participants’ Accounts:
 
   
 
  401(k) Accounts — Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s elective contributions, employer matching contributions, earnings and losses thereon. Rollover contributions from other plans are also accepted, providing certain specified conditions are met.
 
   
 
  Vesting:
 
   
 
  For the year ended December 31, 2006, all participants are 100% vested in elective deferrals, rollover contributions, safe harbor matching contributions made by the Company, and any earnings thereon. Participants become 100% vested in the discretionary nonelective employer contributions after 3 years of service. For the year ended December 31, 2005, all participants are 100% vested in elective deferrals, qualified non-elective contributions and rollover contributions made to the Plan.
 
   
 
  Participants’ Loans:
 
   
 
  Loans are permitted under certain circumstances and are subject to limitations. Participants may borrow from their account up to a maximum equal to the lesser of $50,000 or 50% of their account balance. Loans are repaid over a period not to exceed 5 years with exceptions for the purchase of a primary residence. The loans are secured by the balance in the participant’s account and bear interest at rates established by Fidelity Management Trust Company. Principal and interest are paid ratably through monthly payroll deductions.
 
   

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Smith & Hawken
401(k) Plan
     
1
  Description of Plan, Continued
 
   
 
  Other Plan Provisions:
 
   
 
  Normal retirement age is 65, however, a participant may elect early retirement on or after age 55. The Plan also provides for early payment of benefits after reaching age 59-1/2.
 
   
 
  Payment of Benefits:
 
   
 
  Upon termination of service by reason of retirement, death or total and permanent disability, a participant receives a lump sum amount equal to the vested value of his or her account.
 
   
 
  Hardship Withdrawals:
 
   
 
  Hardship withdrawals are permitted in accordance with Internal Revenue Service guidelines.
 
   
 
  Investment Options:
 
   
 
  Upon enrollment in the Plan, a participant may direct his or her contributions in any of the investment options offered by the Plan.
 
   
 
  Forfeitures:
 
   
 
  Forfeited non-vested accounts totaled $-0- and $679 as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

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Smith & Hawken
401(k) Plan
     
2
  Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
 
   
 
  Basis of Accounting:
 
   
 
  The Plan’s transactions are reported on the accrual basis of accounting. The Plan’s investments are stated at fair value. Quoted market prices are used to value investments. Shares of mutual funds are valued at the net asset value of shares held by the Plan at year end.
 
   
 
  As described in Financial Accounting Standards Board Staff Position, FSP AAG INV-1 and SOP 94-4-1, “Reporting of Fully Benefit-Responsive Investment Contracts Held by Certain Investment Companies Subject to the AICPA Investment Company Guide and Defined-Contribution Health and Welfare and Pension Plans” (the “FSP”), investment contracts held by a defined-contribution plan are required to be reported at fair value. However, contract value is the relevant measurement attribute for that portion of the net assets available for benefits of a defined-contribution plan attributable to fully benefit-responsive investment contracts because contract value is the amount participants would receive if they were to initiate permitted transactions under the terms of the Plan. As required by the FSP, the Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits presents the fair value of the investment contracts as well as the adjustment of the Fidelity Advisor Stable Value Fund, a fully benefit-responsive investment contract from fair value to contract value. The Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits is prepared on a contract value basis.
 
   
 
  Cash equivalents include short-term investments with original term to maturity of 90 days or less. Cost approximates fair value.
 
   
 
  The Plan presents in the statements of changes in net assets available for benefits the net appreciation (depreciation) in the fair value of its investments, which consists of the realized gains or losses and the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on those investments. Gains and losses on sales of investments are based on the average cost method.
 
   
 
  Use of Estimates:
 
   
 
  The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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Smith & Hawken
401(k) Plan
     
2
  Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Continued
 
   
 
  Administrative Fees:
 
   
 
  The fees and expenses of administering the Plan are paid by the Plan sponsor, except for fees relating to the investment management services of the Plan ($11,022 in 2006 and $8,585 in 2005).
 
   
 
  Plan Termination:
 
   
 
  Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA. In the event of Plan termination, participants will become 100% vested in their accounts.
 
   
 
  Risks and Uncertainties:
 
   
 
  The Plan’s investments include investments in mutual funds and collective funds holding investment contracts with varying degrees of risk, such as interest rate, credit and overall market volatility risks. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and such changes could materially affect the amounts reported in the statements of net assets available for plan benefits.
 
   
3
  Tax Status
 
   
 
  The Plan is an adoption of the standardized prototype plan written by Fidelity Management & Research Company. The prototype sponsor received a favorable determination letter dated October 9, 2003, in which the Internal Revenue Service stated that the prototype plan, as then designated, was in compliance with applicable requirements of the IRC. Therefore, the Plan Administrator believes that the Plan was qualified and the related trust was tax exempt as of the financial statement dates. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes has been made.

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Smith & Hawken
401(k) Plan
     
4
  Investments
 
   
 
  The Plan’s funds are invested in the various stock, bond and cash investments through the Fidelity Management Trust Company. Investments which constitute more than 5% of the Plan’s net assets are:
                 
    2006     2005  
All/Bern Balanced A
  $ 463,029     $ 378,330  
Columbia Acorn A
  $ 515,445     $ 252,269  
Dreyfus S&P500 Index Fund
  $ 696,689     $ 482,184  
Fidelity Advisor Diversified International Fund
  $ 517,002     $ 314,559  
Fidelity Advisor Dividend Growth Fund
  NA   $ 559,534  
Fidelity Advisor International Small Cap T
  $ 337,410     NA
Fidelity Advisor New Insights
  $ 816,028     $ 570,840  
Fidelity Advisor Stable Value Fund
  $ 398,414     $ 247,923  
Fidelity Advisor Strategic Income Fund
  $ 503,217     $ 386,379  
JPM Intrepid America Fund
  $ 765,183     NA
Robertson Stephens Partners
  $ 320,295     NA
     
5
  Investment Contract with Fidelity Management Trust Company
 
   
 
  The Plan holds a stable value investment contract, Fidelity Advisor Stable Value Fund, (the “Fund”) with Fidelity Management Trust Company, the trustee. The Fund is an open-end commingled pool dedicated exclusively to the management of assets of defined contribution plans. The Fund invests in underlying assets (typically fixed-income securities or bond funds and may include derivative instruments such as futures contracts and swap agreements) and enters into “wrapper” contracts issued by a third party. The account is credited with earnings on the underlying investments and charged for participant withdrawals and administrative expenses. The wrap issuer agrees to pay the Fund an amount sufficient to cover unitholder redemptions and certain other payments (such as fund expenses), provided all the terms of the wrap contract have been met. Wrappers are normally purchased from issuers rated in the top three long-term rating categories (A- or the equivalent and above).
 
   

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Smith & Hawken
401(k) Plan
     
5
  Investment Contract with Fidelity Management Trust Company, continued
 
   
 
  As described in Note 2, because the Fidelity Advisor Stable Value investment contract is fully benefit-responsive, contract value is the relevant measurement attribute for that portion of the net assets available for benefits attributable to the stable value investment contract. Contract value, as reported by Fidelity Management Trust Company, represents contributions made under the contract, plus earnings, less participant withdrawals and administrative expenses. Participants may ordinarily direct the withdrawal or transfer of all or a portion of their investment at contract value. The fair value of the wrapper investment is calculated by discounting the related cash flows based on current yields of similar instruments with comparable durations.
 
   
 
  There are no reserves against contract value for credit risk of the contract issuer or otherwise. The crediting interest rate is based on a formula agreed upon with the issuer. Such interest rates are reviewed on a quarterly basis for resetting.
 
   
 
  Certain events limit the ability of the Plan to transact at contract value with the issuer. Such events include the following: (1) amendments to the Plan documents (including complete or partial plan termination or merger with another plan), (2) changes to Plan’s prohibition on competing investment options or deletion of equity wash provisions, (3) bankruptcy of the Plan sponsor or other Plan sponsor events (for example, divestitures or spin-offs of a subsidiary) that cause a significant withdrawal from the Plan, or (4) the failure of the trust to qualify for exemption from federal income taxes or any required prohibited transaction exemption under Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The Plan administrator does not believe that the occurrence of any such value event, which would limit the Plan’s ability to transact at contract value with participants, is probable.
 
   
 
  The guaranteed bank investment contract does not permit Fidelity Management Trust Company to terminate the agreement prior to the scheduled maturity date.
 
   
 
  The following are the average yields for the guaranteed investment contract for 2006 and 2005:
                 
Average Yields:   2006     2005  
 
               
Based on actual earnings
    3.47 %     4.72 %
Based on interest rates credited to participants
    3.88 %     3.17 %

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Smith & Hawken
401(k) Plan
     
6
  Reconciliation of Financial Statements to Form 5500
 
   
 
  The following is a reconciliation of employee contributions remitted to the Plan per the financial statements to the Form 5500, for the year ended December 31, 2006:
         
Employer contributions remitted to the Plan per financial statements
  $ 807,100  
 
       
Contributions receivable per prior year Form 5500 not included in prior year financial statements
    2,932  
 
     
 
       
Employer contributions remitted to the Plan per Form 5500
  $ 810,032  
 
     
     
 
  The following is a reconciliation of net assets available for benefits per the financial statements to the Form 5500, as of December 31, 2006:
         
Net assets available for benefits per the financial statements
  $ 5,486,567  
 
       
Adjustment from contract value to fair value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts
    (4,017 )
 
       
Rounding
    (8 )
 
     
 
       
Net assets available for benefits per the Form 5500
  $ 5,482,542  
 
     

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Smith & Hawken
401(k) Plan
     
6
  Reconciliation of Financial Statements to Form 5500, continued
 
   
 
  The following is a reconciliation of investment income per the financial statements to the Form 5500, as of December 31, 2006.
         
Investment income per the financial statements
  $ 509,536  
 
       
Adjustment from contract value to fair value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts
    (4,017 )
 
       
Rounding
    (5 )
 
     
 
       
Net investment income per the Form 5500
  $ 505,514  
 
     
     
 
  The following is a reconciliation of administrative expenses per the financial statements to the Form 5500, for the year ended December 31, 2006:
         
Administrative expenses per the financial statements
  $ 11,022  
 
       
Rounding
    4  
 
     
 
       
Administrative expenses per the Form 5500
  $ 11,026  
 
     
     
7
  Party-in-Interest Transactions
 
   
 
  Certain Plan investments are shares of mutual funds managed by Fidelity Management Trust Company, the Trustee as defined by the Plan. These transactions qualify as party-in-interest transactions. Usual and customary fees were paid by the mutual fund for the investment management services.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Smith & Hawken
401(k) Plan
     
8
  Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
 
   
 
  In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) 157, “Fair Value Measurements.” SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. The Plan will be required to adopt SFAS 157 no later than January 1, 2008. The effect of this pronouncement on these financial statements has not been determined.
 
   
 
  On February 15, 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities” (SFAS 159), which allows an entity the irrevocable option to elect fair value for the initial and subsequent measurement for certain financial assets and liabilities on a contract-by-contract basis. Subsequent changes in fair value of these financial assets and liabilities would be recognized in earnings when they occur. SFAS 159 further establishes certain additional disclosure requirements. SFAS 159 is effective for the Plan’s financial statements for the fiscal year beginning on January 1, 2008, with earlier adoption permitted. The effect of this pronouncement on these financial statements has not been determined.

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SCHEDULE OF ASSETS HELD FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES AT END OF YEAR
Form 5500, Schedule H, Part IV, Line 4i
Smith & Hawken
401(k) Plan
EIN 06-1359589
Plan Number 001
December 31, 2006
                     
    (b)   ( c )          
    Identity of Issue,   Description of Investment Including       (e)  
    Borrower, Lessor,   Maturity Date, Rate of Interest,   (d)   Current  
(a)   or Similar Party   Collateral, Par or Maturity Value   Cost   Value  
 
  All/Bern Balanced A   Mutual Fund   N/A   $ 463,029  
 
  Columbia Acorn A   Mutual Fund   N/A     515,445  
 
  Dreyfus S&P500 Index Fund   Mutual Fund   N/A     696,689  
*
  Fidelity Advisor Diversified International Fund   Mutual Fund   N/A     517,002  
*
  Fidelity Advisor Dividend Growth Fund   Mutual Fund   N/A     368  
*
  Fidelity Advisor International Small Cap T   Mutual Fund   N/A     337,410  
*
  Fidelity Advisor New Insights   Mutual Fund   N/A     816,028  
*
  Fidelity Advisor Stable Value   Mutual Fund   N/A     398,414  
*
  Fidelity Advisor Strategic Income Fund   Mutual Fund   N/A     503,217  
 
  JPM Intrepid America Fund   Mutual Fund   N/A     765,183  
 
  Robertson Stephens Partners   Mutual Fund   N/A     320,295  
*
  The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company Common Shares   Common Stock   N/A     2,543  
 
  VK Comstock A   Mutual Fund   N/A     71,460  
 
      Notes receivable (interest at prevailing local rate)            
*
  Participant Loans       N/A     62,248  
 
                 
 
              $ 5,469,331  
 
                 
*  Party-in-interest to the Plan.

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SMITH & HAWKEN 401(K) PLAN
ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 11-K
FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
     
EXHIBIT NO.   DESCRIPTION
 
   
23.1
  Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm — Meaden & Moore, Ltd.

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EX-23.1 2 l28697aexv23w1.htm EX-23.1 EX-23.1
 

EXHIBIT 23.1
To the Plan Administrator of the
Smith & Hawken 401(k) Plan:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement filed on Form S-8 with respect to the Smith & Hawken 401(k) Plan (the “Plan”) of our report dated October 31, 2007 with respect to the Plan’s financial statements, included in the Annual Report on Form 11-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, and all references to our firm included in or made a part of the Registration Statement.
/s/ MEADEN & MOORE, LTD.
Certified Public Accountants
November 13, 2007
Cleveland, Ohio

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