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Rome · Lake Bracciano · installed in one day

Your garden doesn't hibernate.

Heated, automatic polytunnels for the winter vegetable garden

We install a heated, automatic tunnel in your garden. Frost can't touch it, vegetables keep growing even in January, and you follow it from your phone, even from far away.

  • Heater that switches on by itself before the frost
  • Alerts to grandpa and to the children too
  • First winter of support included
The garden panel on a phone: camera, temperature inside and outside, devices on
The panel on your phone (demo)

A gift for someone who loves their garden

In summer the garden is full; then the cold arrives and it stays empty until spring. With the automatic tunnel your parents keep growing lettuce, spinach, rocket and cabbage all winter, and you get a message if something goes wrong.

How it works

  1. 1

    Free site visit

    We come and look at the garden: space, power socket, water and Wi-Fi. We tell you the final price straight away.

  2. 2

    Installed in one day

    We set up the well-anchored tunnel, the heater, the sensors and the devices of your package. The electrical connection is done or certified by a qualified electrician.

  3. 3

    Everything from your phone

    You get access to your garden: temperature, devices, charts and alerts. Only your family can see it.

Same tunnel, three levels of automation

In the demo the three packages live the same January day: in the sun, the closed tunnel of the Base package gets very hot; the fan of Plus and Completo keeps it under control.

The three packages compared in the demo: temperature, devices, chart of the last 24 hours

Open the demo: it updates every minute

Packages and prices

Turnkey prices: materials, installation, setup and the first winter of support.

Base

Frost guard

€950

  • Galvanised steel tunnel 3.5 × 3 m with double cover
  • Temperature and humidity sensor
  • Greenhouse heater on a smart plug
  • Frost alert on Telegram or WhatsApp
  • Installation, wiring and testing

From the second winter: support and alerts €90/year

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Plus

Winter garden

€1,350

  • Everything in the Base package
  • LED light that lengthens the short days
  • Automatic fan against heat and mould
  • Charts and history on your phone

From the second winter: support and alerts €120/year

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Completo

Fully automatic

€1,650

  • Everything in the Plus package
  • Automatic drip irrigation
  • Frost lock: no watering when it is too cold
  • Camera to see the garden from your phone

From the second winter: support and alerts €150/year

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Indicative prices for a tunnel of about 3.5 × 3 m close to a power socket. The final price is confirmed after the free site visit.

And the rest of the year?

The same devices and the same panel also work in spring, in summer and in the chicken coop. You can take them on their own or add them to the winter garden.

February – April

Seed station

Early seedlings

from €310

  • Heat mat driven by the probe in the potting soil
  • LED light for sturdy, not leggy, seedlings
  • Alerts and charts on your phone
  • Large version with a 4-shelf rack: €560
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May – September

Holiday garden

Smart watering

from €390

  • Drip that waters only when the soil is dry
  • Skips watering when a storm is coming
  • Water meter: alert if the water does not arrive
  • Up to about 30 m²; 2 zones up to 80 m²: €630
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June – August

Summer tunnel

Cool even in August

from €340

  • Shade cloth on your tunnel
  • Automatic fan and misting
  • Drip every morning
  • For Plus or Completo owners; with the Base package: €460
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All year

Smart chicken coop

Hens kept safe

from €570

  • Door that opens at dawn and closes after sunset
  • Sensor: alert if the door stays open
  • Lamp for the short days and a waterer that does not freeze
  • With a camera to see the coop from your phone: €670
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Indicative turnkey prices, confirmed after the site visit. See these offers in the live demo too.

More ideas for your garden

Small automatic systems we are working on. Interested in one of them? Write to us.

  • Smart lemon house – lemons and citrus in pots protected from frost, with an alert on your phone.
  • Garden irrigation – lawn and flower beds that water themselves and stop when it rains.
  • Balcony garden – pots watered from a tank, with an alert when the water runs out.
  • Rainwater – the collection tank used first, with its level on your phone.
  • Herbs indoors – basil and herbs all year round, with automatic light and water.

How much electricity does it use?

The heater works only when needed, driven by the sensor. For a normal winter near Rome we estimate about €90–110 of electricity. In a very cold winter it can be more: the panel shows you the kWh and the cost every day.

If your home Wi-Fi does not reach the garden, we add a small router with a SIM card: about €25 of data per winter.

The garden camera in the demo of the Completo package

Where we work

Rome and its province, the whole Lake Bracciano area and the Viterbo area. The site visit is free.

  • Roma
  • Bracciano
  • Anguillara Sabazia
  • Trevignano Romano
  • Manziana
  • Oriolo Romano
  • Canale Monterano
  • Cesano
  • Osteria Nuova
  • Formello
  • Campagnano di Roma
  • Cerveteri
  • Fiumicino
  • Viterbo area
  • … and nearby

Frequently asked questions

Do I need internet in the garden?

It is needed for the alerts and to see the garden from your phone. If your home Wi-Fi reaches the garden that's perfect; otherwise we install a 4G router. Without internet the heater still keeps working on its own.

What if the power goes off?

When the power comes back, the devices restart by themselves. If the sensor stops answering, you get an alert.

Who can see our garden?

Only the members of your family invited by the owner (up to 5). Each family has its own access and cannot see other people's gardens.

What can I grow in winter?

Lettuce, spinach, rocket, chard, chicory and radicchio, cabbages, fennel, parsley, plus the seedlings to prepare for spring.

Grandpa doesn't use a smartphone: is that a problem?

No. The garden works on its own; the alerts can go to the children or grandchildren. Grandpa only has to grow vegetables.

What does the support include?

The alerts, remote monitoring, help with adjusting the garden and one visit a year. The first winter is included in the price.

Which areas do you cover?

Rome and its province, with the whole Lake Bracciano area: Bracciano, Anguillara Sabazia, Trevignano Romano, Manziana, Oriolo Romano, Cesano and the nearby towns, up to the Viterbo area.

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+39 344 658 5922