Residential and Commercial
Hardscape Design
By Design. For Style.
Horticultural and Garden
Landscape Design
distinctive style for discerning clientele
Professional and Quality
Excavation Services
Who We Are
From The Ground Up is a family owned Decatur company that provides Hardscape & landscape services to central Illinois communities and businesses. We Provide trust worthy, quality craftsmanship and professionalism from start to finish on every job to exceed your expectations on all of your outdoor needs.
Employment Opportunity
We are looking for laborers & a Landscape Technician to add to our team at FTGU. If you have experience in this field or are looking for a new opportunity give us a call at 217-233-1310 or click on the application page to do it online. Starting out at $15.00/hr as laborers with raises upon skills learned. Technicians must have Landscape & Hardscape experience.
Requirments for obtaining this position are as follows:
The ability to work with hand tools, able to operate light and heavy equipment, capacity to communicate and excel in a team working enviroment, have problem solving skills, ability to perform physical work, and provide excellent customer relations during projects. Must have valid drivers license.
Requirments for obtaining this position are as follows:
The ability to work with hand tools, able to operate light and heavy equipment, capacity to communicate and excel in a team working enviroment, have problem solving skills, ability to perform physical work, and provide excellent customer relations during projects. Must have valid drivers license.
Tip of the month: Cleaning, Sealing, and Rejuvenating - Concrete, pavers, block, coutertops
This service would include cleaning/sealing all outdoor concrete, block, countertop, and paver projects. This could be driveways, patios, retaining walls and virtually any type of concrete product around your home. This would provide a couple more years of enjoyment before tearing out and starting over. Call us today if you would like to have us come out take a look at your project that could use a little cleaning up.
Latest
Projects
Natural Stone Firepit
This was an additon to a backyard for a nice wood burning firepit area with circular paver patio around it. The products used are limestone wallstone for the firepit, Unilok Beacon Hill pavers with Unilok Cobble border. There will be many memories created in this great space. Enjoy!
Rip Rap
This was a winter project we did to help with some dam reconstruction that was done for the client. We simply added a soil separator fabric and rip rap along the pond edge and added some throughout an overflow area. We will be back for seeding in the spring time and a small patio area by the pond. What a neat spot!
Pavers, Walls, and Landscape
We started with a blank slate on this one! We first added some much needed terracing out of 6x6 Timbers. That gave us room for some landscape beds with a variety of plants, trees, and shrubs. We then added a Unilok Beacon Hill Slab paver patio under the deck with a walkway to access the upper portion where they will add raised planters for gardening. What a transformation!
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Stormwater Management And How It Affects Everyone And Everything
Stormwater pollutants start with rain and end with either a properly managed drainage system or poor to no managing being done by both homeowners and businesses alike. Pollutants during a rain event are caused by runoff over pavements and roofs with oils, trash, and debris entering sewer systems and ending up in our streams, rivers, ponds, and lakes. Communities dedicated to helping our water quality through small and large projects, can greatly reduce the pollutants entering our drinking water sources and ecosystems that are used on a daily basis. So next time you wash your car next to the storm drain, dump oils, or wash your paint brush off in the sink, think about where that goes and do your part in protecting our fresh water sources around Decatur. Give us a call to discuss options on how we can help you help our community improve water quality and manage your rainwater responsibly. Below is a video of our Rainwater Harvest System that we use for all of our outside watering needs.
Stormwater pollutants start with rain and end with either a properly managed drainage system or poor to no managing being done by both homeowners and businesses alike. Pollutants during a rain event are caused by runoff over pavements and roofs with oils, trash, and debris entering sewer systems and ending up in our streams, rivers, ponds, and lakes. Communities dedicated to helping our water quality through small and large projects, can greatly reduce the pollutants entering our drinking water sources and ecosystems that are used on a daily basis. So next time you wash your car next to the storm drain, dump oils, or wash your paint brush off in the sink, think about where that goes and do your part in protecting our fresh water sources around Decatur. Give us a call to discuss options on how we can help you help our community improve water quality and manage your rainwater responsibly. Below is a video of our Rainwater Harvest System that we use for all of our outside watering needs.

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