Grounds & Landscaping

Physical Plant

University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Physical Plant Building

The Grounds/Landscape division is responsible for the maintenance of over 250 acres of  the 745 acre campus.  The service includes mowing the turf , daily trash removal, maintaining shrub and flower beds with fresh mulch and planting 10,000 bulbs and 10,000 annuals yearly.

 

The grounds staff consists of one motor equipment operator who is responsible for service and maintenance of all the mowers, trimmers and tractors daily.

 

Our campus is divided into three sections.  Each section is maintained by a Groundskeeper-lead with two groundskeepers.  The three crews also maintain signage, parking lot maintenance, snow removal, irrigation and repair in the appropriate sections of the campus.

 

The total staff for Grounds and Landscaping section is ten full-time employees and two part-time employees.