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Press Release
For Immediate Release
December 5, 2024
RE: Colonial Classics Landscape & Nursery To Change Ownership
James “J.T.” McCarty, Jr. announces that he has sold Colonial Classics Landscape & Nursey, a third generation family company to current staff member Andrew Diekhoff. Colonial Classics has been locally owned and operated in Evansville and Newburgh, Indiana since 1958.
JT states: “On behalf of my wife Julie, myself and all of our extended family of employees, I am happy to announce the sale of Colonial Classics Landscape and Nursery, to our valued co-worker Andrew Diekhoff and his team of local investors. The McCarty family has proudly served the Tri-state since the onset of the J.A. McCarty Seed Company in the 1920’s, the first Colonial Garden Center in 1958 and to this day, Colonial Classics Landscape and Nursery. It is with great pleasure that I hand the reins and perpetuation of this Legacy to Andrew and his capable co-workers. Thank you Tri-state!”
New owner and operator, Andrew Diekhoff is excited to carry on the tradition of quality and excellence in outdoor living and gardening which Colonial Classics has become synonymous with over the last 70 years.
Andrew states: “It’s a tremendous honor to carry on the legacy that the McCarty Family has created. Colonial Classics has always been a special place for customers and staff and we aim to continue and build on that success for the next 70 years! “
Diekhoff and his investors will continue to offer the same great services and highest quality products Colonial customers have always appreciated and plan to increase services offered.
Diekhoff goes on to say “To our many customers, thank you! We look forward to helping you in the future. And to our team; Colonial does not operate without each and every one of you! Ensuring Colonial is a great place to work will always be a top priority of ours!”
Colonial Classics Landscape & Nursery is located at 3633 Epworth Road, Newburgh, IN 47630.
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Colonial Classic's Mission
We were extremely blessed to be able to donate over $75,000 to 20 plus non-profit organizations, schools, and clubs in 2023. A big THANK YOU to our customers for helping make that possible!
Colonial Classics is your local garden and landscape expert. You can trust our local experts with a 60+ year tradition of horticultural excellence to care for all your outdoor needs. We offer a variety of landscape services from landscape design, and full landscape installation to simple plantings and home garden consultations.
Our guiding philosophy is to provide a work experience that will enable people to achieve their full potential and offer the best value of goods and services to beautify our customers' environment.
Where We Started
Jim McCarty, Sr. ventured into the relatively new field of retail garden centers in 1958 and opened Colonial Classics Landscape & Nursery, Inc. The original structure was a two car garage with a gravel floor, located at the corner of Green River Road and Washington Avenue, in Evansville, IN. Within two years, the construction of a more permanent facility was completed and housed the flagship store and corporate offices at 735 S. Green River Road.
As the business grew, it developed a variety of important divisions, including:
- Landscape Contracting
- Landscape Maintenance
- Christmas Novelty
- Everyday Giftware and Accessories
- Casual Furniture
- Greenhouse Production and Distribution Facility
Colonial Classics had expanded to as many as 5 key locations throughout the Tri-State area.
Then and Now
In 2007, we consolidated our business to one location on Epworth Road in Newburgh, IN, and began specializing in:
- Landscape Design and Build
- Landscape Maintenance
- Garden Center/Nursery
Colonial Classics has built a reputation as a premier company, continuing to offer quality products and outstanding service for more than 60 years. Our competitive wage policies, company benefits and long-term stability help to make Colonial Classics a continued success.
We’ve even been recognized by the Evansville community. Evansville voted Colonial Classics Landscape and Nursery the Best Garden Center and Landscaper in 2022 and 2023.
In The News
Taking Root – Colonial Classics grows the legacy of a century
Jim McCarty Jr. still remembers the building — a two-car, metal garage with a rhinestone gravel floor and doors that lifted after turning a knob on the front.
McCarty, or J.T. as most call him, was 5 years old when his father Jim McCarty Sr. and grandfather Jacob McCarty opened the first Colonial Garden Center on the corner of Green River Road and Washington Avenue in 1958.