The article describes the problems of the formation of the first citywide landscaping facilities and landscaping system in Yekaterinburg in the period between the 18th-19th centuries. The article analyzes the results of research in the field of landscaping history in Yekaterinburg and shows the relationship between the historical center of Yekaterinburg and the landscaped areas. This article provides an overview of the urban historical situation in Yekaterinburg, which predetermined the location of the first public landscaping facilities. The purpose of this review is to systematize the knowledge on the prerequisites for the formation and further formation of the landscaping system against the background of urban planning processes taking place in Yekaterinburg during the 18th-19th centuries. Also, the article pays special attention to the analysis of the development process of the general layout of Yekaterinburg between the 18th and 19th centuries and shows the planning links of urban areas with landscaping objects. The article also discusses the constraining factors related to the formation of the landscaping system of Yekaterinburg in the 18th century and at the beginning of the 19th century.