Irrigation by soil moisture and the forecast, garden lights at dusk, pond pump, water butt, gate, cameras and an outdoor speaker, with nothing to remember.
Robot mower
Mows in stripes mid-morning, three times a week
Stays in when it rained or the sprinklers ran
Irrigation · 3 zones
Zones run before dawn, 20 minutes in all
Skipped when the station measured rain, longer in a heatwave
Hose tap valve
Valve closes behind every run, no hose left on
One tap from your phone when you need the hose
Weather station
Rain pauses watering and sends the mower home
Wind over 40 km/h closes the greenhouse vent
Soil sensor · drip line
Drip line runs when the bed drops under 30%
Reading on the tablet, trend on your phone
Rain barrel
Sprinklers draw from the barrel first
Overflow warning when it is full in a storm
Pond pump + fountain
Pump on by daylight, off at night to save power
Low level sends a top-up reminder
Greenhouse vent
Vent opens above 26°, closes at 17:00 or in wind
Frost alert sends you a message in winter
Bird feeder cam
Clip to your phone for each visit
Feeder-empty reminder from the camera
Fairy lights · plug
On at dusk with the path lights, off at 23:30
Off automatically when nobody is home
Path lights
30% at dusk, off at 23:30
Full brightness for a minute when the gate opens
Floodlight + camera
Motion at night: light to 100% for a minute, clip saved
Fox and cats are ignored after you tag them once
Outdoor speaker
Dinner playlist with the Dinner outside scene
Muted after 22:00, the neighbours sleep
Patio heater
On with the Dinner outside scene, off at 21:00
Never on when nobody is on the patio
Side gate lock
Unlocks for the gardener in their time slot
Auto-locks after, phone alert if it is opened at night