Production facility for fresh vegetables and potted plants with its own garden center in Küsnacht on Lake Zurich.
Karrer Gärtnerei AG
Küsnacht ZH · SwitzerlandNew on Amplifa
About Us
Karrer Gärtnerei AG is a production facility for fresh vegetables and potted plants located in Küsnacht on Lake Zurich in the canton of Zurich. Over 100 plant species are cultivated in approximately 1000 varieties through in-house cultivation; the operation relies on self-marketing, as the products are not available in any retail chain. The assortment includes seasonal bedding and balcony plants, herbs, vegetable seedlings, fresh vegetables, and autumn and winter vegetables. The company employs 9 people (7.5 full-time positions) and operates a garden center with sales and display area. For over ten years, the nursery has worked with biological pest control, supported by Andermatt Biocontrol; in 2021, 3.3 million beneficial insects were released. Additionally, the company offers planting, decoration, pick-up, and delivery services in the Zurich region, as well as an overwintering service for container plants in cold and heated greenhouses.
- Site
- Küsnacht ZH
- Processes
- Consulting (Care, Location, Planting), Planting of balcony boxes, trays, baskets, and pots (including personalized flower boxes), Decoration for events, Pick-up and delivery service in the Zurich region, Overwintering service for container plants (Cold houses/Climate zones, care including fertilizer,, Pruning and repotting, Own cultivation/production of fresh vegetables and potted plants (over 100 species, approx. 1000), Self-marketing (no retail chains)
- Materials
- Recycling Pots, Multi-Pot Trays, Biological Pest Control
- Certificates
- Biological Pest Control, Recycling Pots / Reuse, ISO Certificates
- Employees
- 9 (7.5 full-time
- Industries
- Horticulture/Garden Nursery, Plant Production, Retail (Garden Center), Fresh Vegetables
- 01
In-house cultivation of potted plants and vegetables
- 02
Biological pest control
- 03
Planting and preparation
- 04
Sales in the garden center and online shop
- 05
Pick-up and delivery service in the Zurich region
Growing, Cultivation & Processes
Recycling Pots
Since 2022, plants have been cultivated in recycling pots; recycled products such as the Re-Pot and Eco-Pot series are also used.
Multi-Pot Trays
Multi-pot trays do not leave the operation and are cleaned annually with a special washing unit and in a biologically suitable disinfection bath.
Biological Pest Control
For over ten years, beneficial insects such as mites, parasitic wasps, and ladybug larvae (2021: 3.3 million) supported by Andermatt Biocontrol have been used.
Location
Küsnacht ZH
CHNursery, production, and sales operation (Garden Center)
- Materials
- Potted plants, herbs, vegetables
- Cold and heated greenhouses with various climate zones
- Washing unit and disinfection bath for multi-pot trays
- Self-service flower field
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Additional services
Sustainability & Biodiversity
The operation has focused on biological pest control using beneficial insects for over ten years and a biologically suitable disinfection process for multi-pot trays. Since 2022, plants have been cultivated in recycling pots.
| Evidence | Küsnacht ZH |
|---|---|
| Biological Pest Control | |
| Recycling Pots / Reuse | |
| ISO Certificates |
History
- ca. 1920er
Traditional operation for 100 years, already in fifth generation (exact founding year not specified).
- 2021
Release of 3.3 million beneficial insects for biological pest control (supported by Andermatt Biocontrol); the region signed the regional guideline on settlement ecology.
- 2022
Switch to recycling pots for plant cultivation; multi-pot trays are cleaned and disinfected annually.