About Landscaping Services at Georgia Tech

The Landscape Services department maintains Georgia Tech's commitment to a livable, sustainable and beautiful campus. A dedicated team of landscape professionals implement responsible processes and pursue sustainability certifications. The department's goal is to provide an attractive and safe campus environment where students, faculty, staff and visitors can live, work, and study in comfort.

Georgia Tech and the Landscape Services department won the 2023 Green Star GRAND award in the category of Urban University Grounds from the Professional Grounds Management Society (PGMS). This is the highest award ever achieved by Georgia Tech from this nationally recognized organization. In addition, Georgia Tech garnered the Sustainability award for innovation in sustainable grounds maintenance. The campus achieved Level II Certified Arboretum for the first time in 2016 and again in 2021. This level is recognized by both the ArbNet Arboretum Accreditation Program and the Morton Arboretum, for achieving specific standards of professional practices deemed important for arboreta and botanic gardens.

The Landscape Services department is responsible for the maintenance of Georgia Tech’s 426-acre campus. That acreage is divided as 312.5 acres of landscape, 3.5 acres of naturalized land and 110 acres of building footprints. The department is charged with the maintenance of both the landscape and hardscape, including more than 15,000 trees on campus.