FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                      SHERWIN-WILLIAMS' ATTEMPT TO HALT
                           GROW GROUP AUCTION FAILS

                    New York, New York, May 18, 1995.  Grow Group,
          Inc. ("Grow") (NYSE: GRO) announced today that a Justice
          of the New York State Supreme Court, after a hearing this
          afternoon, rejected Sherwin-Williams' attempt to delay
          the bidding process established by Grow's Board of
          Directors earlier this week.

                    Yesterday, Grow announced that final bids from
          Imperial Chemical Industries PLC ("ICI") and The Sherwin-
          Williams Company ("Sherwin-Williams") are due by 12:00
          Noon, on Sunday, May 21, 1995.  In a letter to both ICI
          and Sherwin-Williams, Grow stated that the bidding
          process would be "conducted in a fair, impartial and
          orderly manner."

                    Russell Banks, Grow's President and Chief
          Executive Officer, stated:  "By rejecting Sherwin-
          Williams' attempt to delay the bidding process, the Court
          has cleared the way for both ICI and Sherwin-Williams to
          submit their best and final proposals this Sunday.  This
          process is designed to maximize value, and our
          shareholders can only benefit from an orderly bidding
          process and prompt determination of the winning bid."

          EDITOR'S NOTE:

                    On May 1, 1995, Grow announced that it entered
          into a definitive merger agreement with ICI pursuant to
          which ICI has commenced a tender offer to purchase all
          outstanding shares of Grow's Common Stock for $18.10 per
          share.  On May 8, 1995, Sherwin-Williams commenced a
          $19.50 per share cash tender offer for all outstanding
          shares of Grow Common Stock.