My Garden Designer reveals 2012 consumer trends

Burpee Home Gardens announced that more than 6,100 combos were created virtually this year through the My Garden Designer mobile design tool, revealing consumer trends and preferences for gardening habits, color choices and variety selection.

In 2012, the top three mixed variety designs selected by the home gardeners are:
-Begonia Dragon wing Pink, N.G. Impatiens Celebrette Grape Crush, and Dichondra Silver Falls
-Coleus Henna, Calibrachoa Isabells Yellow, and Petunia Suncatcher Midnight Blue
-Snapdragon Snapshot Plum Blossom, Alyssum Clear Crystal Purple Shades, Petunia Pop Rocks White

My Garden Designer also revealed top color-combo choices:
-White, pink and purple
-Cream, pink and green
-White, red and green

While designing containers is a growing category, 52 percent of the designs were selected for in-ground garden bed applications, while 48 percent of designs were for containers. When it came to sun versus shade, 68 percent of gardeners designed for full-sun applications with shade containers accounting for the remainder at 32 percent.

Launched in Spring 2012, Burpee’s My Garden Designer creates container and flowerbed planograms for home gardeners. Through quick selections on color, gardeners create “filler,” “spiller,” “thriller” arrangements. The tool also suggests multiple designs, theme arrangements, creates a plant shopping list, and includes a where-to-buy store search.

To trial My Garden Designer and Burpee Home Gardens other mobile web tools, visit the demonstration page at m.ballhort.com/bst.

To learn more, visit www.ballhort.com/BurpeeHomeGardens.