The NMSU Grounds Shop maintains the landscape and grounds of the Las Cruces campus. For further information, call the Grounds Shop at (575) 646-5957. To place a work order, go to the work order request page or call the Work Order Desk at (575) 646-7114.
Services Provided:
- Landscape Management and Maintenance
- Lawns and athletic fields
- Planter and flower beds
- Tree and shrub program
- Irrigation
- Interior plants
- Curb, street and parking lot painting/signage
- Support for campus events (concerts, sporting events, special events)
- Landscape Restoration
- Professional landscape design
- Landscape construction
- State-of-the-art irrigation system installation
- Turf improvement program
- Color planter bed renovation
- Xeriscaping/water conservation
APPA Grounds Service Levels
Pest Control Management
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Program
Grounds Department Sustainable Landscaping
- Xeriscaping where compatible
- Drip systems for water conservation
- “Rain Bird IQ” Platform – calculates evapotranspiration (ET) which helps over-watering of plant material
- Landscape design using low-water-use Chihuahuan Desert plants
- Maintaining high-albedo materials around buildings to lower the heat island effect
- Composting of grass, leaves, and shrub clippings; compost is put back into land scape management program for use on campus landscaping
List of Employees