Story: Sue’s Favourite Plant Mixes for Pots
Episode: 2
Presenter: Sue McDougall
Air Date: 14 March 2026

Sue heads behind the scenes at the Friends of Kings Park nursery to create colourful native container mixes perfect for sunny garden spaces.

• Western Australia is one of the most floristically diverse regions in the world, offering an incredible range of native plants that are perfect for home gardens and containers.
• Sue visits the Friends of Kings Park nursery as volunteers prepare for their first plant sale of the year, showcasing unique native plants that gardeners may not often see in retail nurseries.
• By combining three complementary native varieties in a single pot, gardeners can create vibrant mixed containers that provide colour, texture and interest year-round, even in hot afternoon sun positions.
• Native plants in pots perform best in a free-draining potting mix, and when planting it’s important to avoid breaking up the root ball too much to reduce transplant stress.
• Because pots are not a natural ecosystem, regular feeding is essential, and products like Troforte provide beneficial microbes, fungi and controlled-release fertiliser to support healthy plant growth.
• Feeding container plants twice a year in spring and autumn helps maintain soil health, improves plant resilience to pests and disease, and encourages stronger growth and flowering.
• The Friends of Kings Park host four plant sales each year, giving gardeners a chance to discover unique native plants and add colour and diversity to gardens, balconies and outdoor living spaces.

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www.troforte.com.au