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SEC FORM 3 SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Brockman Vincent C

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

14111 SCOTTSLAWN ROAD

(Street)

MARYSVILLE

43041

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/31/2008

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO [ SMG ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
EVP, GC and Secretary

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Shares	6,000	D
Common Shares	12.9015	I	By DSPP⁽¹⁾

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Stock Option (right to buy)	12/01/2007	12/01/2014	Common Shares	9,518	29.01	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	10/12/2008	10/12/2015	Common Shares	5,949	35.74	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	10/11/2009	10/11/2016	Common Shares	8,095	38.58	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	11/07/2010	11/06/2017	Common Shares	13,000	38.76	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents common shares held in the reporting person's account under the Issuer's Discounted Stock Purchase Plan.

	Kathy L. Uttley as attorney-in-fact for Vincent C. Brockman	02/07/2008
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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POWER OF ATTORNEY

	Know all by these presents, that the undersigned officer and/or
director of The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (the "Company"), hereby
constitutes and appoints each of Vincent C. Brockman, Andrew B. Coogle
and Kathy L. Uttley, signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful
attorney-in-fact to:

1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned Forms 3, 4 and 5 with
respect to the securities of the Company beneficially owned by the
undersigned in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 (the "1934 Act") and the rules and regulations thereunder (and
Form 144 with respect to the securities of the Company beneficially owned
by the undersigned in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act
of 1933 (the "Securities Act"));

2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such
Form 3, 4 or 5 (or Form 144), complete and execute any amendment or
amendments thereto, and timely file any such form with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar
authority; and

3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit
to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being
understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf
of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form
and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may
approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

	The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
whatsoever requisite, necessary or proper to be done in the exercise of
any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and
purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with
full power of substitution or resubstitution, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or
substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power
of Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned
acknowledges that the above-named attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such
capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the
Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply
with Section 16 of the 1934 Act and/or Rule 144 under the Securities Act.

	This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until
the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 (or Form 144)
with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities
issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed
writing delivered to the above-named attorneys-in-fact.

	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power
of Attorney to be executed as of this 31st day of January, 2008.

				/s/ Vincent C. Brockman
					Signature

				Vincent C. Brockman
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