Schmid + Partner Gartenbau

What Schmid + Partner Gartenbau does

Schmid + Partner Gartenbau AG is a Swiss landscaping and garden construction company headquartered in Hindelbank, Switzerland, operating in the Bern, Burgdorf, and Solothurn regions. The company delivers a full lifecycle of garden services — planning, realization, and ongoing maintenance — for private homeowners, public institutions, golf and sports facilities, and heritage sites. Core offerings include general garden design and construction, golf and sports field construction (notably Golf Limpachtal and Golfpark Otelfingen), natural stone walls, pool and wooden deck installations, rooftop gardens, garden monument conservation (including Schloss Jegenstorf), therapeutic gardens, paving, and planting. Marketing is executed primarily through a visual project portfolio on the company website and an Instagram presence (@schmid_garten).

Founded originally in 1956 as Erwin Schmid's commercial nursery and reorganized into Schmid + Partner Gartenbau AG in 1979, the firm is currently managed in its third generation as a privately held family business. It employs approximately 45-50 people and trains 10-12 apprentices annually in Gärtner EFZ/EBA programs. The company operates an extensive in-house machinery fleet (excavators ranging from 1 to 22 tons, dumpers, pavers, rollers, tractors, and trucks with 18m cranes), enabling largely self-performed project delivery. Leadership comprises Carlo Schmid (Owner / Master Gardener), Michael Stürchler (Managing Director / Landscape Architect FH/BSLA), Joel Schöni (Executive Board / Apprentice Trainer), Lars Willen (Construction Project Manager / Apprentice Trainer), Ruth Alder (Head of Garden Maintenance), Beatrice Brunschwiler (Administration), and Philipp Schmid (Chairman).

The revenue model combines one-time project-based garden planning and construction with recurring garden maintenance services (led by a dedicated department). Pricing is project-specific and not publicly disclosed. Distribution is direct: the company sells and delivers to consumers (private homeowners), SMB/public-institution clients (schools, municipalities), and enterprise clients (golf/sports operators, heritage sites) in a single-country/domestic Swiss footprint, with no public listing, no external institutional capital, no known partnerships, and no patents or trademarks on record. Internal operations are supported by an iGarten mobile application used for apprentice training.

Name

Schmid + Partner Gartenbau

Legal name

Schmid + Partner Gartenbau AG

Website

https://schmidgarten.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Schmid + Partner Gartenbau AG is a Swiss family-owned garden construction and landscaping firm in Hindelbank delivering planning, construction, and maintenance services to private homeowners, public institutions, and golf/heritage sites across the Bern, Burgdorf, and Solothurn regions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Landscaping Services

NAICS

Landscape Architectural Services (54132)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Residential Bldgs (1520), General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540)

akta.pro primary industry

Landscape Construction Project Management & General Contracting (HSAIABAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Garden Bed Design, Layout & Planting Plans (HSAIAFAA), Pruning, Deadheading & Plant Health Maintenance (Non-tree) (HSAIAFAI), Native, Pollinator & Drought-Tolerant Garden Installations (HSAIAFAL)

Keywords

• Garden construction services
• Landscape maintenance services
• Garden planning design
• Hardscape installation
• Sports field construction

Headquarters

HQ city

Hindelbank

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Garden Planning and Construction: Project-based revenue from garden planning, design and construction services for private and commercial customers
2. Garden Maintenance Services: Ongoing garden care and maintenance services for established clients

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Schmid + Partner Gartenbau AG designs, builds, and maintains gardens for private homeowners, public institutions, and commercial clients in the Bern, Burgdorf, and Solothurn region of Switzerland. The company offers complete garden planning and realization services, ongoing garden maintenance, and specialized construction including golf courses, sports fields, natural stone walls, pools, wooden decks, rooftop gardens, heritage garden monument preservation, therapy gardens, paving, and planting. Revenue is generated through one-time construction projects plus recurring maintenance contracts, delivered by an in-house workforce and owned machinery fleet.

Product overview

Schmid + Partner Gartenbau AG is a traditional landscaping and garden construction company offering a comprehensive range of garden services. The core offerings include garden planning, realization, and maintenance, complemented by specialized services such as golf course construction, natural stone walls, pool and wooden deck installation, rooftop gardens, heritage garden conservation, therapy gardens, paving, and planting services. The company also provides an internal educational tool (iGarten App) for apprentice training.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gartenplanung und Realisierung (Garden Planning and Realization)

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Raderschallpartner Landschaftsarchitekten AG: Swiss landscape architecture firm delivering garden, park and public space design with strong public-sector portfolio, competing for the same municipal and institutional landscape commissions as Schmid + Partner.
• Schweingruber Zulauf Landschaftsarchitekten AG: Zurich-based landscape architecture practice specializing in garden, park and open-space design across Switzerland, serving similar private, public and developer clients as Schmid + Partner.
• Hager Partner Landschaftsarchitektur AG: Well-established Swiss landscape architecture firm with offices across German-speaking Switzerland, offering landscape planning, design and project supervision on public, commercial and residential gardens — directly comparable activity mix and customer profile to Schmid + Partner.
• Vetsch Partner Landschaftsarchitektur AG: Swiss landscape architecture practice active in garden, park and urban open-space design, competing for the same private, municipal and developer clients in the German-speaking Swiss market.
• Klötzli + Partner Landschaftsarchitektur AG: Swiss landscape architecture and garden design firm focused on private gardens, parks and public projects — comparable in service breadth, design-led positioning, and Swiss regional client mix.

Broad incumbents

• The Davey Tree Expert Company: Large North American provider of tree care, landscape construction and grounds management for utilities, municipalities and residential customers, with a recurring-maintenance business model comparable to Schmid + Partner's Gartenpflege offering.
• ISS A/S: Global facility services group whose Grounds Maintenance and Horticulture segment delivers landscape and grounds care for commercial and public clients; relevant as a broad incumbent operating in the same end markets and competing for institutional grounds-care contracts.
• ID Verde (Dalkia): Europe's largest landscape services provider (UK/France-headquartered) delivering design, build and maintenance of green spaces for public and private clients at a scale far beyond Schmid + Partner, but comparable in core activity mix of garden construction and ongoing maintenance contracts.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/schmid_garten
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/schmid-partner-gartenbau

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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