Whelehan Crop Protection

Suppliers of specialist chemical to the horticultural and landscape industry, including the Nomix range of applicators and herbicides, Garlon Ultra for Japanese Knotweed control, GrazonPro, MMC Pro for moss & Algae and Chikara for total weed control.

Whelehan Gardening’s main principal is The Scotts Company, an American multinational which is the leading garden chemical company worldwide. Key brands from Scotts include Pathclear, Weedol, Round-up, Miracle-Gro, Evergreen, Tomorite and Rose Plus.

Another Gardening division principal is Easy Gardener which markets a range of ground cover fabrics and decorative edging. Key Easy Gardener brands include Weedblock and Emerald Edge.

The division also distributes the range of Expert Gardening Books written by Dr. D.G. Hessayon, the high quality Senator range of garden tools, Camelot gloves, Yeoman garden tools and the Doorman door mat range. The range also includes Chapelwood birdcare products.

Whelehan Gardening’s staff includes a manager, a business development manager, a field sales manager and a team of area representatives. On a seasonal basis, stock, order and merchandising personnel are employed on contract. Each area representative manages a range of customers providing commercial, promotional, technical and merchandising support on the complete product range.

The Whelehan Gardening division markets and distributes a wide range of garden products to all sectors of the gardening market in the Republic of Ireland. Its customer base includes garden centres, hardware outlets, DIY multiples, wholesalers and co-operatives.