Croydon BID brings colour to the town centre with refreshed summer planting for 2026

Croydon is looking a little brighter this summer, as Croydon BID returns with its annual greening programme – transforming key spaces across the town centre with thousands of seasonal plants and hanging baskets.

Croydon BID has delivered planting across 10 key sites, helping to bring colour back into the urban environment. In total, 8,000 seasonal plants and 147 hanging baskets have been introduced across the town centre, continuing Croydon BID’s long-term commitment to making the area feel more welcoming and more vibrant.

From busy gateways like West Croydon Station and Dingwall Road, to high-footfall stretches of Wellesley Road and carefully maintained planters along the High Street, each location has been carefully selected to maximise impact where it matters most.

Alongside these larger planting beds, Croydon BID continues to maintain its hanging baskets across the town centre, which add a softer, more uplifting feel to the streetscape throughout the summer months.

Altogether, this work forms part of Croydon BID’s annual Refresh investment programme, with a dedicated focus on greening helping to soften the urban landscape, support positive perceptions of the town centre, and create a more enjoyable experience for everyone who lives, works, visits or passes through Croydon.

We are committed in promoting colour and vibrancy to lift our streets and improve the overall look and feel of our town centre. Investing in the core basics, such as our planting and maintenance programme, creates improved pride for our town centre, one in which is welcoming and full of colour. The investment in thousands of plants across key sites in the town centre that sit neatly alongside our hanging baskets is a simple but powerful approach to delivering colour across the summer months.
Matthew Sims, Chief Executive of Croydon BID

Croydon BID’s greening programme continues to show how targeted investment in the public realm can deliver visible, positive change – season after season.

Find out more about Croydon BID’s greening projects at: croydonbid.com/business/refresh/greening-projects

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