CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


U.S. Home & Garden Inc.
San Francisco, California

As  independent   certified  public  accountants,   we  hereby  consent  to  the
incorporation of our report included in this Form 8-K/A, into U.S. Home & Garden
Inc.'s  previously  filed  Registration  Statements  Nos.  33-82758,   33-89800,
33-94924 and 333-21667 on Form S-3 and Nos. 33-55020,  33-71978 and 333-44459 on
Form S-8.



                                                          /s/ BDO SEIDMAN, LLP

                                                              BDO Seidman, LLP

San Francisco, California
December 29, 1998