1 Exhibit 23 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements of The Scotts Company on Form S-8 (File Nos. 33-47073, 33-60056, 333-00021, 333-06061, and 333-27561) of our report dated September 11, 1998 on our audit of the combined financial statements of Rhone-Poulenc Jardin as of December 31, 1997 and for the year then ended, which report is incorporated by reference in this Current Report on Form 8-K. Lyon, France December 21, 1998