Rumours circulating at Glee that Smart Garden was in the running to buy the Scotts Chapelwood business have been vindicated as the companies today announced that they have agreed terms.

The purchase price has not been disclosed

. “We are delighted to have found, in Smart, an experienced buyer for this business” said Scotts Miracle-Gro Company UK general manager Sheila Hill.

“We made a strategic decision to focus on our core business which is not Wild Bird Care and it was clear that we had to find the right company to take Chapelwood forward and provide continuity and growth for its many loyal stockists.”