Miracle-Gro
Miracle-Gro usually refers to a garden products brand licensed by OMS Investments Inc. made by Scotts Miracle-Gro Company in the USA and Ever Green Garden Care Ltd in the UK.
| Product type | Garden supplies |
|---|---|
| Owner | OMS Investments Inc. |
| Country | USA |
| Previous owners | Scotts Miracle Gro Inc. |
| Registered as a trademark in | UK 2001 |
| Website | www.miracle-gro.com |
History
The original Miracle-Gro company, Miracle-Gro Products, Inc, was founded by marketing executive Horace Hagedorn and nurseryman Otto Stern[1] in 1950[2]
Hagedorn's first wife Peggy is credited with coming up with the Miracle-Gro product brand name and Hagedorn its distinctive package design.[3][4]
Hagedorn bought out Stern in the 1980s.
In 1995 Miracle Gro merged with Scotts;[5] his son Jim is CEO and Chairman of the merged company.[6]
Hagedorn retired from the business in 1997.
Horace Hagedorn died in 2005 at his Sands Point home, just short of his 90th birthday.[7]
Otto Stern, the co-founder, was the uncle of noted historian Fritz Stern.
In The Five Germanys I Have Known Fritz Stern mentions his very rich cousin Otto who had invented Miracle-Gro.[8]
See also
References
- "Horace Hagedorn". 2005-02-02. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
- Perrone, Stephanie (2018-05-16). "The Sands Point Man Who Planted Miracle-Gro". LI Press. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
- Perrone, Stephanie (2018-05-16). "The Sands Point Man Who Planted Miracle-Gro". LI Press. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
- "Horace Hagedorn". 2005-02-02. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
- "Horace Hagedorn". 2005-02-02. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
- "Jim Hagedorn". ScottsMiracle-Gro. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
- Perrone, Stephanie (2018-05-16). "The Sands Point Man Who Planted Miracle-Gro". LI Press. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
- Reiss, Tom (2006-10-08). "Can It Happen Here?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-05-08.