Garden Centers & Nurseries Switzerland: 3–5× EBITDA, 1,829 Firms (2026)

1.0Market Snapshot

1,829: Flower and plant retailers, which include garden centres and florists (1,730), and nurseries (99) in 2024 (BFS STATENT, NOGA 47.76.02 and 01.30). DIY stores and landscaping firms are not included.
8,395: Employees in these businesses in 2024 (BFS STATENT), 5,813 full-time equivalents; 72.8% are women. Retail accounts for 7,100 employees, nurseries for 1,295.
+3.7%: Employment growth from 2020 to 2024 (BFS STATENT), while the number of businesses fell 1.8%. Nursery employment rose 30.7% over the same period.

According to Val Index analysis of Swiss commercial-register and federal data (2026), Switzerland counts 1,829 garden centers & nurseries companies — Flower and plant retailers, which include garden centres and florists (1,730), and nurseries (99) in 2024 (BFS STATENT, NOGA 47.76.02 and 01.30). DIY stores and landscaping firms are not included..

2.0Industry Overview

Market Scope

BFS counted 1,829 garden-centre, florist and nursery businesses with 8,395 employees in 2024 (STATENT, NOGA 47.76.02 and 01.30). The retail class, which also contains florists, is small-scale: 1,730 businesses with 7,100 employees, 2.7 full-time equivalents each. Nurseries are fewer but growing in size: 99 businesses in 2024 (125 in 2011) with 1,295 employees, up 30.7% since 2020. Growing of cut flowers and other annual crops has shrunk from 1,607 businesses in 2011 to 643 in 2024. The industry association JardinSuisse has 1,700 members from production, landscaping, retail and nurseries. No official market size is published.

3.0Industry Health Check (SWOT)

Internal factors

Strengths4

Loyal regional customers and strong local brands

Weaknesses4

Strong dependence on spring weather

External factors

Opportunities4

Sites freed up by Migros leaving Do it + Garden

Threats4

Wet or cold springs

Sector Outlook

DefensiveBalancedGrowth

4.0Key Trends

Migros leaves DIY and garden

Migros sought new operators for its 45 Do it + Garden sites in November 2024, found no buyer for the chain, and closed or handed over the stores in 2025 (bluewin, SRF).

OBI expands

The OBI group took over Migros's ten OBI stores on 1 April 2025, the new Agno store in May and the Do it + Garden stores in Carouge and Nyon on 1 July, with 576 employees and 61 apprentices (Migros).

LANDI moves into towns

LANDI Bolligen took over the Do it + Garden store at Bern Wankdorf from 1 July 2025, and LANDI Aarau West took over Buchs (plattformj).

Weather drives sales

0.9%

LANDI store sales fell 0.9% to CHF 1.46 billion in 2024 after a wet spring and summer; pools and irrigation sold less, barbecues and robot mowers more (Keystone-SDA, February 2025).

Fewer but larger nurseries

Nurseries fell from 125 in 2011 to 99 in 2024, while their employment rose to 1,295; growing of cut flowers and other annual crops shrank from 1,607 businesses to 643 (BFS STATENT).

5.0Cost Structure Benchmark

50%

25%

Cost of goods and plants50%
Personnel25%
Rent and property8%
Energy, logistics and other9%
EBITDA margin8%

Indicative split for a Swiss garden centre, not a measured figure: no Swiss garden centre publishes its margins.

6.0Top Garden Centers & Nurseries Companies in Switzerland

Name	Location	Key Facts
Landi Schweiz AGCHE-105.862.707	Dotzigen BE	Landi Schweiz AG: fenaco group company behind the LANDI store format, registered in Dotzigen (formerly Ufa Haus + Garten AG); its register purpose is trade in goods for house, farm and garden. The 270 LANDI stores had sales of CHF 1.46 billion in 2024 (−0.9%).
OBI Schweiz GmbHCHE-172.608.365	Neuhausen am Rheinfall SH	OBI Schweiz GmbH: Swiss company of the German OBI DIY group, registered in Neuhausen am Rheinfall. In 2025 the group took over Migros's ten OBI stores, the Agno store and the Do it + Garden stores in Carouge and Nyon.
Wyss Samen und Pflanzen AGCHE-105.957.756	Zuchwil SO	Wyss Samen und Pflanzen AG: seed, plant and garden-supply business founded in 1858, registered in Zuchwil; five garden centres in Zuchwil, Ostermundigen, Aarau, Muttenz and Oberwil, a shop in Bern and about 230 employees. Its own brand is select.
Hauenstein AGCHE-103.315.280	Rafz ZH	Hauenstein AG: grows and sells plants, runs nurseries, garden centres and a landscaping business, registered in Rafz; it has absorbed Garten-Center AG. It does not publish figures.
Garden Centre Schilliger S.A.CHE-108.107.205	Gland VD	Garden Centre Schilliger S.A.: horticultural production and garden centre, registered in Gland (formerly Jardinerie Schilliger SA). It does not publish figures.
Ernst Meier AG (Garten-Center Meier)CHE-106.957.368	Dürnten ZH	Ernst Meier AG: produces and sells plants and garden articles and plans, builds and maintains gardens, trading as Garten-Center Meier, registered in Dürnten. It does not publish figures.

Landi Schweiz AG

CHE-105.862.707

Dotzigen BE

Landi Schweiz AG: fenaco group company behind the LANDI store format, registered in Dotzigen (formerly Ufa Haus + Garten AG); its register purpose is trade in goods for house, farm and garden. The 270 LANDI stores had sales of CHF 1.46 billion in 2024 (−0.9%).

OBI Schweiz GmbH

CHE-172.608.365

Neuhausen am Rheinfall SH

OBI Schweiz GmbH: Swiss company of the German OBI DIY group, registered in Neuhausen am Rheinfall. In 2025 the group took over Migros's ten OBI stores, the Agno store and the Do it + Garden stores in Carouge and Nyon.

Wyss Samen und Pflanzen AG

CHE-105.957.756

Zuchwil SO

Wyss Samen und Pflanzen AG: seed, plant and garden-supply business founded in 1858, registered in Zuchwil; five garden centres in Zuchwil, Ostermundigen, Aarau, Muttenz and Oberwil, a shop in Bern and about 230 employees. Its own brand is select.

Hauenstein AG

CHE-103.315.280

Rafz ZH

Hauenstein AG: grows and sells plants, runs nurseries, garden centres and a landscaping business, registered in Rafz; it has absorbed Garten-Center AG. It does not publish figures.

Garden Centre Schilliger S.A.

CHE-108.107.205

Gland VD

Garden Centre Schilliger S.A.: horticultural production and garden centre, registered in Gland (formerly Jardinerie Schilliger SA). It does not publish figures.

Ernst Meier AG (Garten-Center Meier)

CHE-106.957.368

Dürnten ZH

Ernst Meier AG: produces and sells plants and garden articles and plans, builds and maintains gardens, trading as Garten-Center Meier, registered in Dürnten. It does not publish figures.

Companies are listed when they are confirmed in the commercial register, have a significant Swiss presence in this niche and at least one sourced fact.

7.0Succession & M&A Context

Land, plants and a successor

1,829: garden-centre, florist and nursery businesses in 2024 (BFS STATENT)
CHF 1.46bn: LANDI store sales in 2024, −0.9% (Keystone-SDA)
45: Do it + Garden sites Migros gave up (bluewin, November 2024)
3.0–5.0×: EBITDA deal multiples (ValIndex multiples table)

Most garden centres and nurseries are family businesses, and many sit on land in growing suburbs. When there is no successor, the land can be worth more than the business, and owners must choose between selling to a regional competitor, leasing the site or developing it. Buyers pay for location and parking, plant production, a loyal customer base and services such as garden planning, and discount for weather risk, ageing greenhouses and dependence on the owner. ValIndex's multiples table puts garden centres and nurseries at 3.0–5.0× EBITDA in transactions and 2.0–3.5× on statutory valuations.

Market Pulse

Unlock full Garden Centers & Nurseries intelligence

Market trends, cost structure, key players, succession analysis and regional clusters for Garden Centers & Nurseries — free with Market Pulse, our monthly letter on Swiss deals.

Includes one letter a month on Swiss deals. Unsubscribe anytime.

Valuation Snapshot

Garden Centers & Nurseries business valuation in Switzerland

Statutory Multiple (EBITDA): 2.0 - 3.5×
Deal Multiple (EBITDA): 3.0 - 5.0×
Market Trend: Stable

Indicative ranges based on market research. Actual multiples vary by company size, growth, and market conditions.

8.0Regional Clusters

Western Switzerland

VDGEFRVSNEJU

410 businesses with 1,930 employees in 2024 (BFS STATENT), the most of any region; Schilliger is in Gland, and OBI took over the Do it + Garden stores in Carouge and Nyon.

Zurich

308 businesses with 1,805 employees, the largest on average (5.9 per business); Hauenstein is in Rafz and Ernst Meier in Dürnten.

Bern and Solothurn

BESO

307 businesses with 1,619 employees; Wyss is in Zuchwil and Landi Schweiz in Dotzigen.

Eastern Switzerland

SGTGGRSHARAIGL

300 businesses with 1,107 employees; OBI Schweiz is registered in Neuhausen am Rheinfall.

Northwestern Switzerland

AGBLBS

228 businesses with 997 employees; Wyss has garden centres in Aarau, Muttenz and Oberwil.

Central Switzerland

LUSZZGOWURNW

192 businesses with 727 employees.

Ticino

65 businesses with 201 employees.

Sources

BFS STATENT — institutional units, employees and FTE by NOGA type and canton, 2011–2024 (NOGA 47.76.02 retail of flowers and plants, 01.30 plant propagation, 01.19 other annual crops)blue News / Keystone-SDA — Landi stores achieve slightly lower sales in 2024 (4 February 2025)blue News — Deutsche Firmen wollen Do it + Garden übernehmen (4 November 2024)SRF — Migros verkauft Micasa und schliesst Do it + Garden (25 February 2025)Migros — OBI Group assumes control of Migros OBI stores (29 January 2025)plattformj — Landi kommt in die Stadt: Landi Bolligen übernimmt Do it + Garden Bern Wankdorf (9 May 2025)HORIZONT Schweiz — Coop setzt auf Jumbo, Marke Bau+Hobby verschwindet (27 August 2021)JardinSuisse — Unsere Mitglieder (1,700 members of the green industry)select / Wyss Samen und Pflanzen AG — Über select (founded 1858, five garden centres, about 230 employees)Zefix — Swiss Central Business Name Index (seats, former names and takeovers of Landi Schweiz AG, OBI Schweiz GmbH, Wyss Samen und Pflanzen AG, Hauenstein AG, Garden Centre Schilliger S.A. and Ernst Meier AG)

Alain Walder, M.A. HSG · ValIndex|Data as of 2026-10|10 sources cited

9.0Frequently Asked Questions

▶How much is a garden centre or nursery worth in Switzerland?

ValIndex's multiples table puts Swiss garden centres and nurseries at 3.0–5.0× EBITDA in transactions and 2.0–3.5× EBITDA on statutory valuations. Garden centres with good locations, their own production and services sit at the upper end; the land is often valued separately.

▶What drives the value of a Swiss garden centre?

Buyers price: (1) location, access and parking; (2) own plant production; (3) the customer base and repeat visits; (4) garden services and planning; (5) the condition of greenhouses and buildings; (6) dependence on the owner.

▶How big is the Swiss garden-centre and nursery sector?

BFS counted 1,829 garden-centre, florist and nursery businesses with 8,395 employees in 2024 (STATENT, NOGA 47.76.02 and 01.30). JardinSuisse has 1,700 members. No official market size is published; the 270 LANDI stores alone had sales of CHF 1.46 billion in 2024.

▶Who are the main Swiss garden retailers and nurseries?

The largest garden channel is the LANDI store network of the fenaco group (270 stores). OBI expanded in 2025 with Migros's former stores. Leading specialists include Wyss Samen und Pflanzen (five garden centres), Hauenstein in Rafz, Schilliger in Gland and Ernst Meier in Dürnten.

▶What are the key trends for Swiss garden centres?

Five trends: (1) Migros leaving DIY and garden; (2) OBI expanding; (3) LANDI moving into towns; (4) weather driving sales; (5) fewer but larger nurseries.

▶What are the main risks when buying a Swiss garden centre?

The main risks are: (1) weather; (2) seasonal cash flow and staffing; (3) perishable stock; (4) price competition from chains and online shops; (5) dependence on the owner. Due diligence should check the land and lease position, greenhouse condition, energy costs, stock write-offs and sales by month.

▶What happened to Migros's Do it + Garden stores?

Migros looked for new operators for its 45 Do it + Garden sites in November 2024 but found no buyer for the whole chain. The OBI group took over the Carouge and Nyon stores on 1 July 2025, local LANDI cooperatives took over Bern Wankdorf and Buchs, and Migros planned to close the other stores by the end of June 2025.

▶Where are Swiss garden centres and nurseries located?

Using BFS figures for 2024: Western Switzerland has the most garden-centre, florist and nursery businesses (410, with 1,930 employees), followed by Zurich (308; 1,805), Bern and Solothurn (307; 1,619), Eastern Switzerland (300; 1,107), Northwestern Switzerland (228; 997), Central Switzerland (192; 727) and Ticino (65; 201).

Garden Centers & Nurseries