Outdoor Living Areas Adelaide
Outdoor living areas designed and built by one Adelaide team, so the garden becomes the part of the home you actually live in.
Outdoor living in Adelaide is about turning your garden into a genuine extension of the home, a space built for relaxing and entertaining rather than a patch of lawn you walk past. Yardner designs and builds these areas end to end, tying paving, planting, screening and shade together so the result works as one considered space.
You want a back garden you actually use: somewhere to eat outside on a Saturday, somewhere private from the neighbours, somewhere that looks finished rather than half-done. The hard part is that most of these projects are split across a designer, a paver and a separate planting crew, and the homeowner ends up holding it all together.
That is the gap Yardner closes. The same team designs the space and delivers every part of it, from the paving and screening to sourcing and planting each tree, so what you are shown at the start is what you live with at the end.
One brief, one team, from design to the finished space
Most outdoor living projects stall because they are split across too many hands. A designer draws it, a paver quotes it, someone else sources the plants, and the homeowner becomes the project manager by accident.
Yardner keeps the whole job in-house. The same team that designs the space sets out the paving, builds the screening, sources and plants every tree and shrub, and lays the lawn or finishes. One point of contact, one standard, one accountable team from the first sketch to the last plant.
That is what considered, principle-led and complete means in practice. Nothing gets handed off to a stranger halfway through, so the finished area matches what you were shown.
Design, paving, screening and planting that work as one space
An outdoor living area is not a deck with some pots near it. It is the way paving, planting, screening, levels and shade decide whether you actually use the space or just look at it from inside.
We plan those elements together. Paving and steps are set out for how people move and gather, screening and hedging give you privacy from the neighbours and the street, and the planting softens hard edges and gives the area shade and life through the seasons.
Done this way, the garden reads as one continuous room rather than a few features competing for attention.
Built for how Adelaide actually lives outdoors
Adelaide summers are hot and dry, and an outdoor area that ignores that becomes unusable for months. We plan for afternoon sun, western exposure and water-wise planting so the space stays comfortable and low-maintenance.
Plant choices are matched to your aspect and soil, screening is positioned to block the harshest light and the closest sightlines, and surfaces are chosen to suit both bare feet in February and entertaining in winter.
The result is a space you reach for most weekends, not one that only works on a mild evening in spring.
A garden that earns its place at sale, not just today
A considered outdoor living area is one of the few home improvements that pays back twice: years of use now, and a stronger result when you sell.
Well-designed landscaping is shown to lift property value by 10 to 20%, return up to $3 for every $1 spent, and lift buyer interest by up to 30% at sale. Buyers walk through the back door, picture themselves living there, and decide.
We build to that standard whether you are settling in for the long term or planning to list. A space that works for your family is the same space that moves a buyer.
Proven across 268+ Adelaide gardens
Yardner has completed 268+ garden makeovers across Adelaide and planted more than 1,698 trees and plants, the large majority across the eastern suburbs, inner city and the coast.
Homeowners in Glenelg East, Goodwood and Kensington have had us turn underused yards into the part of the house they spend the most time in. We work metro-wide and take projects beyond the metro area case by case.
Projects run from $10,000 to $150,000+, scoped to the space and the level of finish rather than a fixed package. You will know the figure before any work begins.
What a Yardner outdoor living project includes
Common questions
What counts as an outdoor living area?
It is the part of your garden set up for relaxing and entertaining, treated as a genuine extension of the home rather than leftover lawn. Depending on the site it can bring together paving or a courtyard, screening for privacy, garden beds and feature planting, shade, lawn or artificial grass, and the connection back to the house. We design these elements as one space so the area is comfortable and used, not just looked at.
Do you handle the design and the construction, or just one?
Both, in-house. The same Yardner team designs the space and delivers it: paving and edging, screening, raised garden beds, plant sourcing and planting, lawn or artificial grass, and the surrounding garden. You deal with one team from concept to completion rather than coordinating a designer, a paver and a planting crew yourself. That is how the finished area ends up matching what you were shown at the start.
How much does an outdoor living project cost in Adelaide?
Yardner projects run from $10,000 to $150,000+. Where yours sits depends on the size of the area, how much hard landscaping like paving and screening is involved, and the level of planting and finish you want. We scope each space individually and give you a clear figure before any work starts, so there are no surprises once the project is underway.
Which areas of Adelaide do you work in?
We work across metro Adelaide, with most of our outdoor living projects in the eastern suburbs, inner city and along the coast, suburbs like Glenelg East, Goodwood and Kensington. We take projects beyond the metro area case by case, so it is worth asking even if you are a little further out. The simplest way to check is to send a consultation request with your suburb and what you are picturing.
We already have a garden. Do you start from scratch?
No. A Yardner project begins with the garden that is already there. We refine and restore the bones you have rather than clearing everything for a blank-canvas build, keeping established trees and good structure where it makes sense and reworking the rest into a proper outdoor living space. It is usually a more considered and better-value result than starting over from bare ground.
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Start the conversation today
If your home is ready for a garden that matches it, we'd be glad to hear from you. Tell us about your space and budget, and we'll be in touch to arrange a time.
- 0405 306 789
- Adelaide, South Australia — metro and beyond, project by project
- Projects from $10,000 to $150,000+