Perennials and Semicentennials: McIntire’s Garden Center celebrates 50 years

  • McIntire’s Garden Center’s marquee bras about its 50th birthday.
    McIntire’s Garden Center’s marquee bras about its 50th birthday.
  • Staff members, from left, Melissa Conrad, Mark Ney and Liz Nuse wear McIntire’s Garden Center’s anniversary merch.
    Staff members, from left, Melissa Conrad, Mark Ney and Liz Nuse wear McIntire’s Garden Center’s anniversary merch.

    Four generations have taken hold of McIntire’s Garden Center over its now 50 year tenure at 303 Leander Road in Georgetown. 

    “It’s a milestone,” semi-retired manager Mark Ney said. “All my brothers and sisters [think] it’s pretty amazing that we kept the business going for 50 years.”

    Known for its large variety of plants native to Texas, the store also carries succulents, aquatic plants, herbs …