Green spaces on the grounds of educational institutions serve sanitary, hygienic, aesthetic, recreational, and educational purposes. Most of the green spaces at schools and lyceums in Zaporizhzhia are relatively old and require restoration and reconstruction. Such work is currently being carried out at the Zaporizhzhia Cossack Lyceum, located at 2 Shchaslyva Street. Most of the lyceum’s territory has already been reconstructed; however, the area behind the main educational building remains undeveloped, which necessitated the development of project proposals to improve its decorative condition. Based on preliminary surveys and an analysis of soil and climatic conditions, a landscaping and improvement project for the area adjacent to the educational building of the Cossack Lyceum has been developed for the first time. The overall design solution follows a mixed style, allowing for the combination of landscape group plantings with linear and rhythmic arrangements. The plant assortment was selected from native and well-adapted introduced species to ensure longterm decorative appeal, diversity, and low maintenance requirements. The planned pathway conditionally divides the design area into two parts: a rectangular section in front of the building and a triangular section along the fence. The central part of the plot in front of the building will be occupied by an open lawn, providing an attractive view from the building windows. It will serve as a setting for picturesque landscape groups of coniferous and deciduous shrubs. Three hedges of varying heights will create a smooth transition between these groups. The focal point of the plant composition in the triangular section will be a group of three Glauca spruce trees. Along the longest side, it is proposed to plant a row of European weeping larch trees, with upright marigolds planted in the tree pits. The establishment of these plantings will enable students of the lyceum to care for individual compositional elements of the landscape. The level of site improvement will be enhanced by a paved pathway, facilitating more comfortable movement through the area. The implementation of this project will complete the long-term process of restoring and forming new green spaces on the territory of the educational institution. The estimated cost of implementing the project proposals is UAH 150,260.00.

Key words: landscaping of educational institutions, planting reconstruction, landscaping, master plan, mixed style, ornamental shrubs.