Services
Landscaping, Hardscaping & Outdoor Construction Services in Southern PA and Northern MD
From the Ground Up is a landscape and hardscape design-build company based in New Freedom, PA. We handle every phase of an outdoor project ourselves, from excavation and drainage to patios, decks, concrete, water features, and planting, for homeowners across Southern Pennsylvania and Northern Maryland.
Each service below has its own page explaining what we build, how we plan it, and what to expect from the first call to the final walkthrough.
Landscaping
Landscape design and renovation, planting, and mulching planned around how your yard drains and how you actually use it. Because we also build the patios and walls, your plantings are designed to fit the hardscape instead of being squeezed in around it afterward.
Hardscaping
Patios, walkways, fire features, retaining walls, and outdoor kitchens built for Southern Pennsylvania’s clay soil and freeze-thaw cycles. Grading, drainage, and footings are worked out before the first stone goes down, so the finished structure holds for decades.
Decks
New composite and wood decks, resurfacing, railings, lighting, and built-in features. Our crews are trained by both TimberTech/Azek and Trex, and every deck starts with the footings, framing, and ledger connection, not the boards you see.
Excavation
Site preparation, grading, and dirt moving, from a single patio base to larger projects. Getting the grade right at the start is what keeps patios, walls, and lawns from settling or holding water later.
Concrete
Concrete patios, sidewalks, footers, pool surrounds, and decorative features in broom-finished, exposed aggregate, or stamped finishes. Most of the work happens before the pour: grading, drainage, reinforcement, and forms.
Construction
Porches, patio coverings, and other outdoor structures that tie into your home and yard. See our flagstone patio and patio covering in Red Lion, PA.
Water Features
Pondless waterfalls, bio ponds, streams, fountains, and water walls. Each system is planned around pump sizing, recirculation, overflow, and drainage first, so it runs as well as it looks.
Drainage
French drains, downspout rerouting, and grading corrections for yards that stay wet and soggy after it rains. Clay soil holds water, so we find where it is coming from before deciding how to move it.
Snow Removal
Winter snow clearing for driveways, walkways, and parking lots, so your home or business stays accessible after a storm.
How Our Landscaping and Hardscaping Services Work Together
Most of our projects use more than one of these services. A new patio usually starts with excavation and drainage, then the stonework, then the planting around it. Because one crew handles every phase, the team that grades your yard is the same team that sets your patio and plants the beds around it, and nothing gets handed to a subcontractor partway through.
Site Work and Drainage First
Excavation, grading, and drainage come before anything is built. In the heavy clay soil common across Southern PA and Northern MD, this is the step that decides whether a patio stays level and a yard stays dry.
Patios, Walls, Decks, and Structures
Hardscaping, concrete, decks, and outdoor construction go in next, built on bases and footings sized for the load they carry and the freeze-thaw cycles they face every winter.
Planting and Finishing Touches
Landscaping and water features finish the space, designed around the structures so the whole yard reads as one plan instead of a series of separate projects.
Every project starts the same way: a call with Sam to talk through your plans and budget, then a visit from Trey to walk the property and recommend the right planning path. Each service page explains that process in detail.
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Landscaping and Hardscaping Service Areas in Southern PA and Northern MD
Based in New Freedom, PA, we serve homeowners throughout York County, PA and Northern Maryland, including these communities.