I’m getting my garden sorted for spring. What gadgets can help?
Claire Davies replies: So many! Get started with a personal weather station, like the Netatmo Weather Station (£169), now integrated with Amazon Alexa. This kit with its supporting accessories enable you to monitor weather conditions by asking questions such as, “Alexa, ask Netatmo how much it’s rained today”.
Are you battling jungle grass and weeds? Try a robotic lawnmower and power weeder. We love the Bosch Indego 1000 Connect (£1,169), an app-controlled robo mower with Logicut Intelligent navigation to ensure it stays away from your flower beds. As for a weeder, the eco-friendly
Batavia Maxxheat 2000w Weeder (£48) requires no herbicides, instead blasting weeds with 600° blasts of hot air.
When it comes to caring for potted plants, we’re still hung up on the Parrot Flower Power Plant Monitor (£39.99), an app-controlled device that sits in planters to monitor food, moisture, sunlight and temperature levels. You’ll need a gadget to help with watering, too, so try Hozelock’s Cloud Controller (£134.99), an app-controlled kit that enables you to devise multiple watering schedules.