A Better Lifestyle Starts in Your Backyard
Your outdoor living space is one of the most valuable parts of your home. It is where you unwind, where family gathers, and where warm afternoons often turn into long evenings. With thoughtful landscape design, even an ordinary backyard can become a resort-style extension of the home.
At Lynx Landscaping, we specialise in creating outdoor spaces that combine beauty, comfort and functionality, helping you enjoy everyday living in a completely new way. Many of our clients, including those on prestigious canalfront properties, have used our design-led approach to create spaces that inspire, relax, and entertain. Your backyard could be next.
Explore our landscape design services to start imagining your transformation.
Add a Pool: The Heart of a Lifestyle-Focused Backyard
A pool quickly becomes the centre of activity and relaxation, inviting children to play, providing a spot for fitness, and creating a serene retreat for adults. Pools can be designed as lap pools, family pools, plunge pools, or integrated into larger poolscapes that feel like a natural extension of your home.
When carefully planned, the pool area can be seamlessly integrated with surrounding decking, seating zones, and planting to create a cohesive space. Consider complementary elements, such as outdoor lighting, water features, poolside lounges, and tropical plantings, to enhance the ambience.
For inspiration, see our pool construction and pool area landscaping services and discover how we turn pools into lifestyle-defining features.
Outdoor Kitchens and BBQ Zones: The Ultimate Entertainers Hub
An outdoor kitchen transforms the backyard into a natural gathering place. Cooking outside feels social and relaxed, turning meal prep into an opportunity to connect with friends and family.
Features can include a built-in BBQ, fridge, storage, prep areas, bar seating, and even pizza ovens. Thoughtful design ensures a smooth flow between kitchen, dining, and lounge zones. The right outdoor kitchen blends seamlessly with the overall design, using materials, lighting, and landscaping to create a space that feels both architectural and effortless.
Our BBQ areas showcase how we bring style and practicality together for homeowners.
Firepits: Warmth and Year-Round Enjoyment
Fire features add warmth, ambience, and a focal point for socialising. From built-in firepits to gas fire bowls and integrated seating, these elements make outdoor spaces comfortable and inviting in cooler months.
A well-placed fire pit not only enhances visual appeal but also extends the usability of your backyard year-round.
Our approach considers materials, safety, and comfort to ensure that the fire feature complements the overall landscape.
Pergolas and Covered Structures: All-Weather Living
A pergola or pavilion transforms an outdoor area into a usable room. It provides shade, shelter, and privacy, allowing you to enjoy your backyard no matter the weather.
Modern designs can incorporate lighting, fans, outdoor blinds, and even TVs, creating a versatile space for entertaining or relaxing.
Pergolas and covered structures should complement your home’s architecture while connecting to other features such as pools and kitchens.
Plants and Trees: Shade, Texture and Atmosphere
The right plants transform a yard from simple to stunning. Trees provide shade and vertical structure, layered gardens soften hard surfaces, and statement potted plants or feature planting add colour and texture.
Professional planting also frames spaces, enhances privacy, and brings a sense of calm to your backyard. Selecting the right species for the Gold Coast climate ensures long-lasting beauty and low maintenance. Explore how we utilise plants and gardens to elevate both atmosphere and functionality of your outdoor space.
Lighting for Ambience, Outdoor Dining and Entertaining
Lighting brings your backyard to life after dark. Ambient lighting highlights plants, trees, or water features, while string lights over a pergola or outdoor dining area create a soft, inviting glow. The right lighting extends the enjoyment of your backyard, making evening entertaining and outdoor meals more comfortable and stylish.
Paths, steps, and pool surrounds can be subtly illuminated for safety while accent lights draw attention to feature areas like pools, firepits, and pergolas. With Lynx Landscaping, exterior lighting is carefully integrated into the overall design to ensure every fixture enhances both function and ambience.
Hardscaping: Retaining Walls, Concreting and Paving
Strong, well-planned hardscaping forms the backbone of a beautiful backyard. Retaining walls can define levels, create interest, and provide structure, while concreting and paving areas add durability and help improve the flow between spaces.
Our team ensures all hardscaping elements complement soft landscaping for a seamless, cohesive result, taking care to ensure the structural components enhance your backyard.
We also specialise in custom concreting structures such as garden seating and outdoor kitchen benchtops to provide a sleek and modern touch.
Why an Integrated Design Plan Matters
The best outdoor spaces function as a whole, not as separate features. Pools, pergolas, kitchens, firepits, planting, and hardscaping should work together, with careful attention to flow, scale, materials, and aesthetics. Without a cohesive plan, individual upgrades can feel disconnected.
At Lynx, our in-house landscape designers and full project management ensure each element complements the others. This approach delivers spaces that are not only visually stunning but also effortless to live in.
Learn more about why landscape design should always come first in a major outdoor transformation.
Case Study: Admiralty Project Paradise Waters
A perfect example of our approach is the Admiralty project in Paradise Waters. The clients wanted a lifestyle upgrade that matched the sophistication of their waterfront home.
In just twelve weeks, Lynx delivered a complete outdoor transformation featuring a custom-designed swimming pool, premium large-format tiling, lush tropical gardens, and carefully integrated circulation paths. Every element was planned and executed to ensure a seamless flow between the home, gardens, and canalfront views.
The result is a resort-style sanctuary where structure and greenery balance perfectly, creating an outdoor space designed for relaxation, entertaining, and everyday enjoyment. The Admiralty project highlights how Lynx Landscaping turns ambitious visions into refined, functional outdoor environments that enhance lifestyle and liveability.
View more of our landscape design case studies.
Improve Your Lifestyle With a Space Designed for Outdoor Living
Your outdoor living spaces have the potential to dramatically improve how you spend your time at home. From pools and pergolas, the right plants and hardscaping, thoughtful design transforms spaces into lifestyle-focused retreats.
Lynx Landscaping can bring your vision to life. With in-house design and full project management, we create backyards that are functional, beautiful, and perfect for everyday enjoyment across the Gold Coast and Northern NSW.
Get in touch today to start your transformation!