Studio: pingpilotage.com

Kyiv, Ukraine

Booking season: Spring

Sheet 01 · 1:100

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01 — Site Read

Gardens drawn before they are dug.

Plan-led landscape design for private plots in Kyiv and the region: a measured site read, a scaled planting plan, and a schedule of area, sun hours and water needs.

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Studio visit from 2 400 UAH, credited to the design fee.

Scaled landscape plan drawing pinned on a drafting board, with a scale bar and numbered callouts
Drawing 01 · concept plan with shared scale bar

02 — Site ReadDrawing SR-01 · Scale 1:100

A garden only works when the site is read first

Before a single planting line is drawn we record what the plot already does. Light is logged hour by hour across the season, soil is sampled for texture and pH, water is traced to where it sits after heavy rain, and every existing tree and shrub is surveyed for condition and root spread. The findings sit on one drawing, keyed 01 to 04, and they set the budget for everything that follows.

Annotated landscape site plan with hatched planting beds, a north arrow, a scale bar and four numbered callouts
Plot area 1,840 m²Kyiv region
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02 — Plant ScheduleUnits: m · pcs · l/m²

Species list for a Kyiv-region garden

Every planting plan leaves the studio with this table: botanical name, mature size, light and water demand, and the count ordered for each bed.

Plant schedule with mature size, light and water needs for a Kyiv-region garden
Latin binomial Common name Mature h × w Light Water Qty
Acer campestreField maple12.0 × 8.0Sun to part shadeLow3
Carpinus betulusEuropean hornbeam10.0 × 6.0Sun to part shadeMedium6
Taxus baccataEnglish yew4.0 × 3.0Full to part shadeLow12
Hydrangea paniculataPanicle hydrangea2.5 × 2.0Part shadeHigh9
Miscanthus sinensisChinese silver grass1.8 × 1.2Full sunMedium24
Buxus sempervirensCommon box1.2 × 1.2Part shadeMedium48
Lavandula angustifoliaEnglish lavender0.6 × 0.8Full sunLow40
Hosta plantagineaFragrant plantain lily0.6 × 0.9ShadeHigh36
Salvia nemorosaWoodland sage0.5 × 0.5Full sunLow60
Bergenia crassifoliaHeartleaf bergenia0.4 × 0.6Part shadeMedium30

Values follow the site read for a south-west facing plot near Kyiv and serve 412 m² of mixed border. Counts exclude a 5% replacement allowance.

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03 — Stages

4 phases / 6–14 weeks

  1. Survey and site read

    We measure levels, soil structure, drainage and sun hours across the plot, then hand you a scaled base drawing of what is already there.

    Duration 1–2 weeks · Deliverable measured site plan

  2. Concept and master plan

    One direction, fully drawn: hardscape geometry, lawn area in square metres, seating zones and sightlines from the house.

    Duration 2–3 weeks · Deliverable master plan at 1:100

  3. Planting plan and schedule

    Species chosen for the Kyiv climate, listed by Latin name with mature height, spread, light and water needs, plus quantities for ordering.

    Duration 1–2 weeks · Deliverable planting schedule and counts

  4. Build and aftercare

    We work with the contractor through setting out, paving, irrigation and planting, then return twice in the first season to check establishment.

    Duration 4–8 weeks · Deliverable as-built drawings and care notes

04 — Evidence, sheets 04a and 04b at 1:100

Before and after, drawn at one scale

Both plans share a frame and a scale bar, so the change in planted area, sun hours and water demand reads by comparison rather than by description.

Survey plan of a 240 square metre Kyiv garden before redesign: compacted lawn, one drain point, no planted beds 0 – 2 – 4 m
Sheet 04a / beforeCompacted lawn, a single drain point, 0 m² of planted beds.
Planting plan of the same Kyiv garden after redesign: 86 square metres of beds, a rain garden and drip lines 1 2 0 – 2 – 4 m
Sheet 04b / afterPlanted beds, a 14 m² rain garden on the low point, drip irrigation to every bed.
Planted area
86 m²
Winter sun
4.5 h
Irrigation
620 l
Species
23
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06 — Request an assessment

Form A · reply within 2 working days

Send the site data, we return a scaled read.

Give us the plot area, the location and what the garden has to do. You get a site-read appointment slot and a fixed design fee before any planting plan is drawn.

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