Target Buys Smith & Hawken Brand

A second life for Smith & Hawken: Last summer, we reported that upscale home and garden retailer Smith & Hawken was shutting its doors. At the time we wondered what would happen to Smith & Hawken's low-cost line at Target. Thankfully, our dreary predictions that the line would die did not prove true. Instead of disappearing altogether, Smith & Hawken will live on at Target.

Home Furnishing News reports that Target has purchased the Smith & Hawken brand for an undisclosed sum from Smith & Hawken Ltd., a subsidiary of The Scotts Miracle–Gro Company. (Home Accents Today notes that Scotts purchased Smith & Hawken in 2004 for $68.5 million.)

Target has sold Smith & Hawken branded merchandise since 2006. The Smith & Hawken for Target line includes outdoor furniture, gardening and decor all designed in Smith & Hawken's timeless style.

In a statement about the acquisition, Kathee Tesija, Target's executive V.P. of merchandising said, "We're thrilled to own such an admired and iconic brand. We believe the Smith & Hawken brand complements our existing portfolio of owned brands and provides our guests with another compelling reason to shop Target."

We're thrilled that Target's keeping this well-loved gardening brand alive.