Blossom, a startup based at The Cove in University Research Park, was acquired by Marysville, Ohio-based The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company. Terms of the deal hadn’t been disclosed.
Blossom developed a smart-sprinkler system. Scotts sells products for lawns and gardens.
The companies had been working together for about a year on an initiative to use networked Internet of Things devices for home lawns and gardens.
Six Blossom employees now work for Scotts, although they’re staying at The Cove, where they just extended their lease for another year.
Company founder and former Chief Executive Manrique Brenes left to pursue a new venture in the Bay Area.
Blossom had raised about $3 million before the acquisition, said Lance Harper, its former director of operations.
—Deirdre Newman
