De Grönfinger's Rostock's Gartenfachmarkt GmbH

The company produces and trades plant products, garden supplies and decorative items, operates gastronomic facilities and generates alternative energy via two rooftop solar systems with a total capacity of about 200 kWp. The Rostock site covers approximately 50,000 m², about half of which is built-up with various buildings; the largest building area is about 20,000 m² and includes the garden centre with administration, order-picking warehouse and production nursery; additionally there is a warehouse of about 2,000 m² completed in 2020. Core activities are operating a garden centre with a full product range, the self-managed production nursery, the Café Restaurant Botanica and horticultural services focusing on interior greening and overwintering of Mediterranean plants. On average the company employed about 138 staff during the year, including many part-time workers, and trained on average 7 apprentices. De Grönfinger's Rostock's Gartenfachmarkt GmbH is a family business.