The Environment Area of the Madrid City Council has recently undertaken a comprehensive replanting of the gardens located on Paseo de México, one of the main access routes to Retiro Park from Puerta de Alcalá. This intervention occurs five years after a previous renovation of the area, which involved an investment of 1.4 million euros.

Municipal sources indicated that the previous gardens had "rooting problems." To address this, the soil has been renewed with added gravel, and the existing evonimus border has been replaced with myrtle. Additionally, specimens of Ilex crenata, a variety of holly shaped into a ball, have been placed at the corners to enhance the area's distinctive character.

The lawn has also been replaced and supplemented with seasonal flowers, notably white and yellow petals honoring the imminent visit of Pope Leo XIV. These flowers are part of an extraordinary deployment of nearly 100,000 specimens to be planted in various locations across the city.

In total, 28,950 floral specimens will be distributed among the flowerbed, Paseo de México, and Paseo de las Estatuas. These new plantings represent almost a fifth of the 560,788 specimens of different species and colors being placed this spring in parks and gardens throughout all Madrid districts.

The renovation five years ago had already restored the original 1911 bin design and planted 48 new poplar trees surrounded by hedges, returning species dating back a century to Paseo de México.