Krasnodar blooms with 40,000 new plants in record greening push

In 2025, Krasnodar planted over 40,000 new plants, Yevgeny Skrypnik, deputy director of the Municipal Unitary Enterprise Center for Landscaping and Ecology, told Krasnodar Izvestia. According to Skrypnik, the city added 2,251 trees over the year, including linden, maple, catalpa, birch, and Pyrus calleryana (ornamental pear).

The bulk of the new greenery came from shrubs, with more than 38,000 planted. The city's streets and parks were adorned with pyracantha, spirea, hibiscus, honeysuckle, and cherry laurel. Landscapers also introduced 3,170 roses and 4,438 perennials, such as daylilies and ornamental grasses. Climbing plants were used for vertical gardening, while flower beds were filled with annuals and biennials—petunias, violas, tulips, and other varieties.

The greening efforts will continue in 2026, with plans to plant linden, oak, maple, pine, plane trees, and hornbeam, as well as shrubs like cotoneaster, spirea, and pyracantha. City landscapers emphasize that their goal is to create a comfortable, sustainable urban environment. Already this spring, magnolias, forsythia, and tulips are in bloom across Krasnodar, and apple trees, cherry blossoms, and lilacs will soon join them.