CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT
                          CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS





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


We hereby consent to the  incorporation  by reference in the  Registration  Nos.
33-82758,  33-89800,  33-94924  and  333-21667  on Form S-3 and  Nos.  33-55020,
33-71978,  333-44459 and 333-41332 on Form S-8 of U.S. Home & Garden Inc. of our
report dated August 22, 2003, relating to the consolidated  financial statements
and Schedule of U.S. Home & Garden Inc.  appearing in this Annual Report on Form
10-K of U.S.  Home & Garden Inc.  for the year ended June 30,  2003.  Our report
contains an explanatory paragraph regarding the company's ability to continue as
a going concern.

We also  consent  to the  reference  to us under the  caption  "Experts"  in the
Prospectus.






/s/ BDO Seidman, LLP
BDO Seidman, LLP
Kalamazoo, Michigan
October 14, 2003