H. Gosteli AG

H. Gosteli AG is a garden business, plant nursery and flower shop at Metzgergasse 4, 3800 Matten bei Interlaken, in the Bernese Oberland. Its tagline is "Gärten und Pflanzen für Ihr Wohlbefinden" (gardens and plants for your well-being). The business has three divisions: Gartenbau (landscape gardening), Gärtnerei (plant nursery), and Blumenladen (flower shop). Wedding floristry has its own page under the flower shop, and the florists who make it work alongside qualified gardeners and plant growers in the same company.

The wedding floristry program

H. Gosteli's wedding service covers the complete floral scope of a wedding day. The company describes its approach this way: "Für ihren besonderen Tag begleiten wir Sie floristisch vom Anfang bis zum Schluss" (for your special day, we accompany you florally from start to finish). The service encompasses bridal bouquets (Brautstrauss), buttonholes and boutonnieres for the wedding party (Anstecker), church decoration (Kirchendekoration), venue and table decoration (Raum- und Tischdekoration), and car decoration (Fahrzeugschmuck). The page lists these pieces together because, in its words, everything should be in harmony, so a couple can have every floral element made by one shop.

The wedding floristry page shows a gallery of 16 weddings, labeled Hochzeit 1 to Hochzeit 16, without descriptions. The page opens by calling the floral element of a wedding something that stirs strong emotions in most people, and says that flowers "verleihen eine festliche Eleganz" (lend festive elegance) and should on no account be missing. It asks couples to put themselves "in kreative Hände" (in creative hands), and ends with a short enquiry form ("Noch Fragen?", any questions?) asking for name, e-mail and a message.

The team and qualifications

The Blumenladen (flower shop) team is led by Jeannine Brunner-Gosteli, listed as Abteilungsleiterin (department head) with the credential "Floristin eidg. Fachausweis" (federally certified florist). The team includes Priscilla Giacometti (flower shop staff), Tabea Boss (Floristin EFZ, the Swiss federal vocational certificate), and Irene Brawand and Lea Aebersold, apprentice florists in their third and second year. The Gärtnerei (nursery) is led by Valerie Rieder, department head and Floristin EFZ, with Tanja von Allmen (Zierpflanzengärtnerin EFZ, Floristin EFZ, Heilpflanzenfachfrau), Désirée Blatter (Zierpflanzengärtnerin EFZ, Floristin EFZ), and Sabrina Brönnimann.

The landscape gardening division includes Nando Gosteli as Geschäftsführer (managing director), Nicolas Pfister as "Eidg. dipl. Gärtnermeister" (federally qualified master gardener), and gardeners including a perennials specialist and landscape gardeners with EFZ certificates. Melissa Schneeberger handles administration. Several nursery staff are qualified both as ornamental plant growers and as florists, a useful combination for a wedding: the people growing the plants can also arrange them.

Facilities and services

H. Gosteli operates from Metzgergasse 4, 3800 Matten bei Interlaken. The business includes a working plant nursery, a retail flower shop, and landscape gardening operations. The flower shop publishes separate departments on its website: accessories, everyday floristry (Alltagsfloristik), decorations, gift ideas, wedding floristry (Hochzeitsfloristik), and funeral floristry (Trauerfloristik). This segmentation allows couples to see options in one place.

The flower shop page says its florists make individual bouquets and arrangements daily, for occasions from Mother's Day to weddings and funerals, and adds: "Sie benötigen kurzfristig eine persönliche Beratung oder eine kreative florale Dekoration? Kein Problem: Wir sind flexibel" (need personal advice or a creative floral decoration at short notice? No problem, we are flexible). The shop also sells decorative items and accessories. A visit to Matten would let a couple see the nursery and the shop and talk through designs in person. For couples abroad, the site offers a 360° virtual tour of the nursery ("VR Tour"), with its plants and greenhouses, which gives a sense of the place before a trip.

Hours and contact

The flower shop (Blumenladen) is open Monday to Friday 08:00 to 12:00 and 13:30 to 18:00, and Saturday 08:00 to 16:00; it is closed on Sunday. The nursery (Gärtnerei) keeps the same hours. The separate divisions have direct phone lines: flower shop 033 822 21 08, nursery 033 822 21 06, landscape gardening 033 822 20 58, office 033 822 20 54. Email inquiries can be sent to info@hgosteliag.ch.

For a wedding, the flower shop number is the direct line. The office number is the one shown at the top of every page ("Rufen Sie uns an"), and the e-mail address serves all three divisions. A couple writing from abroad may find e-mail or the wedding page's form easier than a call.

Getting there

The site gives the address, Metzgergasse 4 in Matten bei Interlaken, but no directions by train or car and no parking information. A couple planning a visit should ask when booking an appointment.

What is not published

Pricing is not detailed on the wedding page. Couples need to request a quote based on the scope of their event (number of guests, venue size, floral vision). No minimum order, budget floor, or deposit terms are published. Setup, delivery and travel to venues are not described. The page promises to accompany the couple "vom Anfang bis zum Schluss" (from start to finish) in floral terms, but whether that includes installing flowers at the church and venue, and at what cost, is a question to ask.

The website is published in German only and does not mention English, so couples whose German is limited should ask whether the team can work in English. The company does not state whether it can serve destinations far outside the Interlaken region; couples planning a wedding in other cantons should confirm availability.

Who this suits

H. Gosteli suits a couple marrying in the Interlaken area who want a single local shop to make the bridal bouquet, buttonholes, church flowers, car decoration and the room and table decoration, and who like the idea of florists working inside a nursery with its own growers. The 16-wedding gallery and the virtual tour help a couple judge the style and the place from abroad.

It suits less well a couple who need prices, a package or confirmation of English before making contact, or whose venue is far from Matten, since the site does not say how far the team travels. The enquiry form on the wedding page and the direct flower-shop number are the place to start.