Exhibit 10.5

AMENDMENT NO. 2
Dated as of June 28, 2017
to
FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
Dated as of October 29, 2015
THIS AMENDMENT NO. 2 (this “Amendment”) is made as of June 28, 2017 by and among
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, an Ohio corporation (the “Company”), The Scotts
Company LLC, an Ohio limited liability company, Scotts Australia PTY Ltd., a
company incorporated in Australia, Scotts Canada Ltd., a company organized under
the laws of Canada, Scotts Holdings Limited, a private limited company
incorporated in England and Wales, The Scotts Company (UK) Limited, a private
limited company incorporated in England and Wales, Scotts Treasury EEIG, a
European economic interest grouping (each together with the Company and the
other Subsidiary Borrowers, the “Borrowers”), the financial institutions listed
on the signature pages hereof and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative
Agent (the “Administrative Agent”), under that certain Fourth Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement dated as of October 29, 2015 by and among the
Borrowers, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent (as amended, restated,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”).
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the
respective meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
WHEREAS, the Company has requested that the requisite Lenders and the
Administrative Agent agree to certain amendments to the Credit Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Borrowers, the Lenders party hereto and the Administrative Agent
have agreed to amend the Credit Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth
herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth above, the terms and
conditions contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Borrowers, the
Lenders party hereto and the Administrative Agent hereby agree to enter into
this Amendment.
1.Amendments to the Credit Agreement. Effective as of the date of satisfaction
of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 2 below, the parties hereto
agree that the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
(a)    The definition of “Subsidiary” set forth in Section 1.01 of the Credit
Agreement is hereby amended to restate the proviso set forth therein in its
entirety as follows:
“provided, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) AeroGrow International, Inc.
will not be a “Material Subsidiary” or “Subsidiary” for purposes of the
representations and warranties, covenants, events of default or any other terms
of this Agreement (other than for purposes of Sections 5.01, 5.02, 5.09 and 5.10
of this Agreement) until such time as it becomes a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of
the Company and (ii) Seamless Control LLC will not be a “Material Subsidiary” or
“Subsidiary” for purposes of the representations and warranties, covenants,
events of default or any other terms of this Agreement.”

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(b)    Section 6.04(m) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing
the reference to “$150,000,000” appearing therein with a reference to
“$200,000,000”.
2.    Conditions of Effectiveness. The effectiveness of this Amendment is
subject to the conditions precedent that the Administrative Agent shall have
received (i) counterparts of this Amendment duly executed by the Borrowers, the
Required Lenders and the Administrative Agent, (ii) counterparts of the Consent
and Reaffirmation attached as Exhibit A hereto duly executed by the Loan Parties
and (iii) payment and/or reimbursement of the Administrative Agent’s and its
affiliates’ reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees and expenses
(including, to the extent invoiced, reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for
the Administrative Agent) in connection with the Loan Documents.
3.    Representations and Warranties of the Borrowers. Each Borrower hereby
represents and warrants as follows:
(a)    This Amendment and the Credit Agreement as modified hereby constitute
legal, valid and binding obligations of such Borrower, enforceable against such
Borrower in accordance with their respective terms, except as enforceability may
be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or
similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by
general equitable principles (whether enforcement is sought by proceedings in
equity or at law).
(b)    As of the date hereof and after giving effect to the terms of this
Amendment, (i) no Event of Default or Default has occurred and is continuing and
(ii) the representations and warranties of such Borrower set forth in the Credit
Agreement, as amended hereby, are true and correct in all material respects (or,
in the case of any representation or warranty qualified by materiality or
Material Adverse Effect, in all respects), except to the extent such
representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date (in which
case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all
material respects as of such earlier date).
4.    Reference to and Effect on the Credit Agreement.
(a)    Upon the effectiveness hereof, each reference to the Credit Agreement in
the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document shall mean and be a reference to
the Credit Agreement as amended hereby.
(b)    Each Loan Document and all other documents, instruments and agreements
executed and/or delivered in connection therewith shall remain in full force and
effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed.
(c)    The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not
operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Administrative Agent or
the Lenders, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of the Credit Agreement,
the Loan Documents or any other documents, instruments and agreements executed
and/or delivered in connection therewith.
(d)    This Amendment is a Loan Document under (and as defined in) the Credit
Agreement.
5.    Governing Law. This Amendment shall be construed in accordance with and
governed by the laws of the State of New York.

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6.    Headings. Section headings in this Amendment are included herein for
convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Amendment
for any other purpose.
7.    Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed by one or more of the parties
hereto on any number of separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts
taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.
Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment by
telecopy, e-mailed.pdf or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of
the actual executed signature page shall be effective as delivery of a manually
executed counterpart of this Amendment.
[Signature Pages Follow]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly
executed and delivered by their respective authorized officers as of the day and
year first above written.
THE SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO COMPANY,
as the Company 

 
By:_/s/ Thomas Randal Coleman___________________
Name: Thomas Randal Coleman
Title: EVP and Chief Financial Officer

Signature Page to Amendment No. 2 to
Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of October 29, 2015
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company

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THE SCOTTS COMPANY LLC,
as a Subsidiary Borrower 

By:_/s/ Thomas Randal Coleman___________________
Name: Thomas Randal Coleman
Title: EVP and Chief Financial Officer

Signature Page to Amendment No. 2 to
Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of October 29, 2015
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company

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GUTWEIN & CO., INC.,
as a Subsidiary Borrower 

 
By: By:_/s/ Thomas Randal Coleman_______________
Name: Thomas Randal Coleman
Title: EVP and Chief Financial Officer

Signature Page to Amendment No. 2 to
Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of October 29, 2015
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company

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HYPONEX CORPORATION,
as a Subsidiary Borrower 

By:_/s/ Thomas Randal Coleman___________________
Name: Thomas Randal Coleman
Title: EVP and Chief Financial Officer

Signature Page to Amendment No. 2 to
Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of October 29, 2015
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company

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SCOTTS MANUFACTURING COMPANY,
as a Subsidiary Borrower 

By:_/s/ Thomas Randal Coleman___________________
Name: Thomas Randal Coleman
Title: EVP and Chief Financial Officer

Signature Page to Amendment No. 2 to
Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of October 29, 2015
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company

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SCOTTS TEMECULA OPERATIONS, LLC,
as a Subsidiary Borrower 

By:_/s/ Thomas Randal Coleman___________________
Name: Thomas Randal Coleman
Title: EVP and Chief Financial Officer

Signature Page to Amendment No. 2 to
Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of October 29, 2015
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company

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SMG GROWING MEDIA, INC.,
as a Subsidiary Borrower 

By:_/s/ Thomas Randal Coleman___________________
Name: Thomas Randal Coleman
Title: EVP and Chief Financial Officer

Signature Page to Amendment No. 2 to
Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of October 29, 2015
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company

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SCOTTS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD.,
as a Subsidiary Borrower 

 
By:_/s/Aimee M. DeLuca__________________________
Name: Aimee M. DeLuca
Title: Director

Signature Page to Amendment No. 2 to
Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of October 29, 2015
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company

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SCOTTS CANADA LTD.,
as a Subsidiary Borrower 

By:_/s/ Thomas Randal Coleman___________________
Name: Thomas Randal Coleman
Title: EVP and Chief Financial Officer

Signature Page to Amendment No. 2 to
Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of October 29, 2015
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company

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SCOTTS HOLDINGS LIMITED,
as a Subsidiary Borrower 

 
By:_/s/ Aimee M. DeLuca_________________________
Name: Aimee M. DeLuca
Title: Director

Signature Page to Amendment No. 2 to
Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of October 29, 2015
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company

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THE SCOTTS COMPANY (UK) LIMITED,
as a Subsidiary Borrower 

 
By:_/s/ Aimee M. DeLuca_________________________
Name: Aimee M. DeLuca
Title: Director

Signature Page to Amendment No. 2 to
Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of October 29, 2015
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company

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SCOTTS TREASURY EEIG,
as a Subsidiary Borrower 

 
By:_/s/ James A. Schroeder_______________________
Name: James A. Schroeder
Title: Authorized Signatory

Signature Page to Amendment No. 2 to
Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of October 29, 2015
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company

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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
individually as a Lender, as a Swingline Lender, as an Issuing Bank and as
Administrative Agent

By:__/s/ Tony Yung_____________________________
Name: Tony Yung
Title: Executive Director

Signature Page to Amendment No. 2 to
Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of October 29, 2015
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company

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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
individually as a Lender and as an Issuing Bank

By:_/s/ Casey Cosgrove__________________________
Name: Casey Cosgrove
Title: Director

Signature Page to Amendment No. 2 to
Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of October 29, 2015
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company

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WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
individually as a Lender and as an Issuing Bank

By:_/s/ Mark Holm______________________________
Name: Mark Holm
Title: Managing Director

Signature Page to Amendment No. 2 to
Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of October 29, 2015
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company

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MIZUHO BANK, LTD.,
as a Lender

By:_/s/ Takayuki Tomii__________________________
Name: Takayuki Tomii
Title: Deputy General Manager

Signature Page to Amendment No. 2 to
Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of October 29, 2015
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company

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COÖPERATIEVE RABOBANK U.A., NEW YORK BRANCH fkA COÖPERATIEVE CENTRALE
RAIFFEISEN-BOERENLEENBANK B.A. “RABOBANK NEDERLAND”, NEW YORK BRANCH,
as a Lender

By:_/s/ Peter Duncan____________________________
Name: Peter Duncan
Title: Managing Director

By:_/s/ Bradley Pierce___________________________
Name: Bradley Pierce
Title: Executive Director

Signature Page to Amendment No. 2 to
Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of October 29, 2015
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company

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TD BANK, N.A.,
as a Lender

By:_/s/ Michele Dragonetti_______________________
Name: Michele Dragonetti
Title: Senior Vice President

Signature Page to Amendment No. 2 to
Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of October 29, 2015
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company

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U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as a Lender

By:_/s/ James Shanel____________________________
Name: James Shanel
Title: Vice President

Signature Page to Amendment No. 2 to
Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of October 29, 2015
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company

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THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA,
as a Lender

By:_/s/ Sangeeta Shah___________________________
Name: Sangeeta Shah
Title: Director

Signature Page to Amendment No. 2 to
Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of October 29, 2015
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company

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BRANCH BANKING & TRUST COMPANY,
as a Lender

By:_/s/ Shane Koonce___________________________
Name: Shane Koonce
Title: Vice President

Signature Page to Amendment No. 2 to
Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of October 29, 2015
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company

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CITIZENS BANK OF PENNSYLVANIA,
as a Lender

By:__/s/ Carl S. Tabacjar, Jr.______________________
Name: Carl S. Tabacjar, Jr.
Title: Senior Vice President

Signature Page to Amendment No. 2 to
Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of October 29, 2015
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company

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FIFTH THIRD BANK,
as a Lender

By:_/s/ Mike Gifford____________________________
Name: Mike Gifford
Title: Vice President

Signature Page to Amendment No. 2 to
Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of October 29, 2015
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company

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SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION,
as a Lender

By:_/s/ Katsuyuki Kubo__________________________
Name: Katsuyuki Kubo
Title: Managing Director

Signature Page to Amendment No. 2 to
Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of October 29, 2015
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company

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THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY,
as a Lender

By:_/s/ John Di Legge___________________________
Name: John Di Legge
Title: Senior Vice President

Signature Page to Amendment No. 2 to
Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of October 29, 2015
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company

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GREENSTONE FARM CREDIT SERVICES, ACA/FLCA,
as a Lender

By:_/s/ Shane Prichard___________________________
Name: Shane Prichard
Title: Lending Officer

Signature Page to Amendment No. 2 to
Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of October 29, 2015
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company

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GOLDMAN SACHS LENDING PARTNERS LLC,
as a Lender

By:_/s/ Ushma Dedhiya__________________________
Name: Ushma Dedhiya
Title: Authorized Signatory

Signature Page to Amendment No. 2 to
Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of October 29, 2015
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company

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TRISTATE CAPITAL BANK,
as a Lender

By:_/s/ Ellen Frank______________________________
Name: Ellen Frank
Title: Senior Vice President

Signature Page to Amendment No. 2 to
Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of October 29, 2015
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company

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EXHIBIT A
Consent and Reaffirmation
(a)
Save for the Administrative Agent (as defined below), each of the undersigned
hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the foregoing Amendment No. 2 to the
Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (as the same may be amended,
restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit
Agreement”), dated as of October 29, 2015, by and among The Scotts Miracle-Gro
Company, an Ohio corporation (the “Company”), The Scotts Company LLC, an Ohio
limited liability company, Scotts Australia PTY Ltd., a company incorporated in
Australia, Scotts Canada Ltd., a company organized under the laws of Canada,
Scotts Holdings Limited, a private limited company incorporated in England and
Wales, The Scotts Company (UK) Limited, a private limited company incorporated
in England and Wales, Scotts Treasury EEIG, a European economic interest
grouping (each together with the Company and the other Subsidiary Borrowers, the
“Borrowers”), the Lenders and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent
(the “Administrative Agent”), which Amendment No. 2 is dated as of June 28, 2017
and is by and among the Borrowers, the financial institutions listed on the
signature pages thereof and the Administrative Agent (the “Amendment”).
Capitalized terms used in this Consent and Reaffirmation and not defined herein
shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement. Without in any
way establishing a course of dealing by the Administrative Agent or any Lender,
each of the undersigned consents to the Amendment and reaffirms the terms and
conditions of the Collateral Agreement and any other Loan Document executed by
it and acknowledges and agrees that the Collateral Agreement and each and every
such Loan Document executed by the undersigned in connection with the Credit
Agreement remains in full force and effect and is hereby reaffirmed, ratified
and confirmed. All references to the Credit Agreement contained in the
above‑referenced documents shall be a reference to the Credit Agreement as so
modified by the Amendment and as the same may from time to time hereafter be
amended, modified or restated.

(b)
This Consent and Reaffirmation shall be construed in accordance with and
governed by the laws of the State of New York.

Dated June 28, 2017
[Signature Page Follows]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Consent and Reaffirmation has been duly executed and
delivered as of the day and year above written.

MIRACLE-GRO LAWN PRODUCTS, INC.
 
By: _/s/ Thomas Randal Coleman______________
Name: Thomas Randal Coleman
Title: EVP and Chief Financial Officer
 
 
OMS INVESTMENTS, INC.
 
By: _/s/ Aimee M. DeLuca___________________
Name: Aimee M. DeLuca
Title: President & CEO
 
 
SCOTTS PRODUCTS CO.
 
By: _/s/ Thomas Randal Coleman______________
Name: Thomas Randal Coleman
Title: EVP and Chief Financial Officer
 
 
SCOTTS PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTS CO.
 
By: _/s/ Thomas Randal Coleman______________
Name: Thomas Randal Coleman
Title: EVP and Chief Financial Officer
 
 
SCOTTS-SIERRA INVESTMENTS LLC
 
By: _/s/ Aimee M. DeLuca___________________
Name: Aimee M. DeLuca
Title: President & CEO
 
 
SWISS FARMS PRODUCTS, INC.
 
By: _/s/ Aimee M. DeLuca___________________
Name: Aimee M. DeLuca
Title: President & CEO
 
 

Signature Page to Consent and Reaffirmation to Amendment No. 2 to
Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of October 29, 2015
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company

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SANFORD SCIENTIFIC, INC.
 
By: _/s/ Thomas Randal Coleman______________
Name: Thomas Randal Coleman
Title: EVP and Chief Financial Officer
 
 
ROD MCCLELLAN COMPANY
 
By: _/s/ Thomas Randal Coleman______________
Name: Thomas Randal Coleman
Title: EVP and Chief Financial Officer
 
 
SMGM LLC
 
By: _/s/ Thomas Randal Coleman______________
Name: Thomas Randal Coleman
Title: EVP and Chief Financial Officer
 
 
SLS HOLDINGS, INC.
 
By: _/s/ Aimee M. DeLuca___________________
Name: Aimee M. DeLuca
Title: President
 
 
GENSOURCE, INC.
 
By: _/s/ Aimee M. DeLuca___________________
Name: Aimee M. DeLuca
Title: Secretary
 
 
HAWTHORNE HYDROPONICS LLC
 
By: _/s/ Ivan C. Smith_______________________
Name: Ivan C. Smith
Title: Secretary
 
 
 
 
 

Signature Page to Consent and Reaffirmation to Amendment No. 2 to
Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of October 29, 2015
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company

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HGCI, INC.
 
By: _/s/ Aimee M. DeLuca___________________
Name: Aimee M. DeLuca
Title: Vice President
 
 
THE HAWTHORNE GARDENING COMPANY
 
By: _/s/ Ivan C. Smith_______________________
Name: Ivan C. Smith
Title: Secretary

Signature Page to Consent and Reaffirmation to Amendment No. 2 to
Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of October 29, 2015
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company

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Acknowledged and Agreed:

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent

By:_/s/ Tony Yung_____________________________
Name: Tony Yung
Title: Executive Director

Signature Page to Consent and Reaffirmation to Amendment No. 2 to
Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of October 29, 2015
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company