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ScottsMiracle-Gro gets back to the backyard
The company made a business out of helping ordinary people grow things. After an expensive detour into hydroponics, it is putting the backyard back at the center of the plan.
Monrovia
Monrovia is a 100-year-old American plant company founded in 1926 that grows and sells premium ornamental and edible plants. Now headquartered in Dayton, Oregon, it is the nation's largest grower of premium shrubs, perennials and trees by sales and container acreage, offering more than 4,000 varieties - including 250-plus exclusives - grown across a network of regional nurseries. Under the 'Grow Beautifully' banner, Monrovia partners with top breeders and plant hunters worldwide, pioneered container-grown plants, and sells roughly 22 million plants a year through independent garden centers and its own e-commerce site.