The Full Form of PGMS is‍ Professional Grounds Management Society.

The Professional Grounds Management Society (PGMS) was established in 1911 as a professional society for the individual with the purpose of education and professional advancement. The majority of PGMS members are institutional grounds managers who work for organizations such as colleges and universities, municipalities, park and recreation facilities, office parks, apartment complexes, hotels/motels, cemeteries, theme parks, and landscape management companies

The Professional Grounds Management Society (PGMS) is an individual membership non-profit society of grounds professionals advancing the grounds management profession through education and professional development. Since 1911 PGMS’s ultimate goals have been to assist the individual manager in developing techniques and management skills to assure an outstanding grounds management program for his or her organization, clients or employers and upgrade the level of the profession.