Garden visitors often ask us how we come up with so many unique combos. Let us introduce Michael Deberti, head grower at Mast Young Plants and the creative genius behind our MYP originals.
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In his 36 years at the greenhouse, Tano was known as a loyal team player. He cultivated many lifelong friendships with coworkers and industry colleagues who recount many stories of his patience, integrity, understanding, and sense of humor, as well as the way he always lit up when asked about his kids and while speaking of his family both here in Michigan and in Mexico.
Introducing Quick Blocks, an innovative product line Mast Young Plants is debuting for 2021 that allows growers to turn combos even faster!
Mast Fusion varieties are specifically selected with our growers in mind who are looking to offer a wider array of options for their customers without purchasing large quantities of them.
Introducing Feathered Friends™ Feathered Friends™, a brand new series of Ajuga representing a worldwide breeding breakthrough from Garden Solutions, will undoubtedly be both extremely popular and exceptionally hard to find once it debuts in 2021. Mast Young Plants is pleased to announce our semi-exclusive distribution of Feathered Friends™ for 2021! Feathered Friends™, named […]
CAST spring trials offer a predictable rhythm to our work in this industry; a kickoff of sorts to the spring planting season around the country. This year is different. Like many others around the globe, we’ve found ourselves adapting to a dramatically altered landscape that included the cancellation of CAST 2020. […]
Are you looking for a particular color of your favorite variety? Interested in adding some additional product to an order to qualify for Master Box shipping? Curious about upcoming seasonal offerings? Have after-hours availability questions? Mast Young Plant’s live availability is accessible on our website and allows you to customize your search […]
Innovative Value Providing customers with the most reliable and economic shipping options is one of the ways that Mast Young Plants makes you priority. Our innovative Mast Young Plants Master Box provides superior shipping quality and value to customers with qualifying orders. Master Boxes are palletized shippers measuring 48″ long x […]
2020 Pre-Intro Variety: Headliner™ Electric Purple Sky Last month, we released our Early Intro Variety, Headliner™ Crystal Sky and it was an instant classic! We sold out in less than two days! Lucky for us, Selecta One is releasing not just one, but TWO, Headliner™ Sky Petunias in 2021. Due […]
Early Intro for Spring 2020! Headliner™ Crystal Sky Petunia by Selecta One We’ve teamed up with Selecta One for an exciting pre-intro for 2020. Headliner™ Crystal Sky Petunia is the newest addition to the Sky collection and we’ve got the cuttings! Due to release in 2021, MYP is offering […]
Introducing Asparagus Myriocladus Ming Fern As many of you know, there is a shortage of Asparagus Sprengeri seed for the spring 2020 growing season. Asparagus Sprengeri has been a staple accent plant in our industry for many years. The seed shortage has created a void in many accent programs. Mast […]
Mission Field Wiffleball Tournament It was the fourth annual Mission Field wiffleball tournament held at the Augustyn residence on the southwest side of Grand Rapids. The tournament was the largest to date with over 200 kids and 40 teams in attendance. Once again, the event was held for an outstanding […]
Yellow Geraniums? It’s not unusual to find geraniums yellowing in your box while unpacking young plants this time of year. Geraniums exhibit a high sensitivity to ethylene which causes them to yellow during shipping. When geraniums are in the box for an extended period of time or experience higher temperatures, […]
MYP Mum & Aster Program Updates It’s difficult to think about Fall 2019 when we are in the midst of a polar vortex. However, our customer service is now booking mum orders! We had an excellent response to our 2019 Mum & Aster Catalog but unfortunately, we are totally out […]
Osteospermum Zion™ Purple Sun MYP has added another EARLY release to our 2019 program… and this time, it’s an award winner! We’re excited to introduce Osteospermum Zion™ Purple Sun, winner of the FleuroStar 2018/2019 Best New Flower award. Like the summer sun setting over the ocean, this hot, new item […]