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Partially mitigating these factors are the Marysville, Ohio-based company's leading market positions and well-recognized brand names. Scotts is a leading provider of consumer products for lawn and garden care, professional turf, and horticulture, with well-recognized brand names, which include Scotts, Miracle-Gro, Ortho, Smith&amp;Hawken, and Roundup. The company also provides residential lawn care, tree and shrub care, and external pest control services through its LawnService business. 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