Comings and Goings: Smith & Hawken to Close

Westport’s Smith & Hawken store at 1045 Post Road East will soon be shut down as the symbol of high-end gardening for more than 30 years is going out of business. Scotts Miracle-Gro, which purchased the business in 2004, has announced that it will shut down all of Smith & Hawken’s 56 U.S. stores by the end of the year and the Web site and call center will stop taking catalog orders immediately. The Westport store opened in November 2003. (See WestportNow Nov. 24, 2003) (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com