The Importance of Garden Security

When it comes to your garden, don’t become complacent. It’s generally a lot easier and simpler for burglars to target your garden than break into your home. Even if it’s bordered by a fence or gate, or concealed by shrubbery, unwelcome intruders could still nosey their way in. If you’re looking for advice on how to keep your garden safe – you’ve come to the right place. Taking steps to safeguard your garden will not only keep your outdoor valuables safe and sound but it could also reduce your garden insurance premiums too. There are several things you can do to enhance your garden security. We’ve handpicked a few key ones to get you started, so that your garden can be a safe place for you to enjoy and relax in all year round.

Smart Home Systems and Products Which Aid Garden Security

Smart devices can not only enhance day to day life within our homes, but there are many products and systems which have been designed to enhance your outdoor space too. Whether you’re looking for a way to maintain and care for your garden more conveniently or you want to ramp up its security – smart systems can help.

Outdoor Security Cameras

Installing a garden security camera is not only a great way to keep an eye on it but also monitor those hidden corners which intruders could sneak their way in through. Sometimes even the presence of a camera is enough to keep trespassers at bay. However, for those more determined, with CCTV, you can have peace of mind that whatever happens you’ll have evidence of the crime and culprit.

If you’re considering a garden security camera, you need to ensure you respect your neighbour’s privacy. If you set up your system so that it only captures footage within the borders of your garden – data protection laws will not apply. However, if it captures footage which extend beyond your home e.g. your neighbour’s house or a public footpath – it’ll be subject to data protection laws. Therefore, it’s important you’re clued up on all the ins and outs of outdoor security cameras before you go ahead and install them.

Our smart security camera systems will keep their beady eyes on your home – even if you’ve gone on holiday or popped to the shops! They’re fully equipped with a variety of handy features to keep your garden safe. For example, these include a wide-angle camera, night vision sensor, built-in siren, motion detector and much more. With such features – you can sleep peacefully knowing your outdoor CCTV is doing everything to keep you and your family safe.

The Somfy Outdoor Security Camera can withstand all weather conditions, is tamper proof and offers excellent footage quality – but the benefits don’t just stop there! It’s a lot more than just a security camera, it’ll also send you a warning to your smartphone as soon as anyone comes near your home. Want to connect it to your outdoor lights? No problem – you can connect your camera to existing lighting to warn off trespassers. You name it – the Somfy Outdoor Security camera has got it!

Outdoor Security Lighting

A simple yet effective way to enhance your garden security is to install outdoor security lighting. For example, motion sensitive lighting has built-in sensors which trigger the light to turn on when someone comes close to it. No burglar likes to be seen that’s a fact – so garden security light can be a valuable and affordable deterrent. This is especially if you have a side path connecting to your back garden – trust us, it’s a worthwhile investment.

We recommend positioning your garden security light high up enough so that intruders can’t tamper with them easily. Make sure to check your lights often and replace bulbs quickly as and when needed – staying on top of your garden security is essential.

Smart lighting in the garden is probably one of the easiest and most economical ways to get started with the automation route. By maximising your security in this way, you can kiss goodbye to trespassers fumbling about in the dark. Whether you want to light up the patio or borders for your garden – you’re spoiled for choice with smart outdoor lighting. Why choose smart lighting for your garden? Well, you can have all the benefits of the following:

Use the Outdoor Lighting Receive RTS to control all your lighting fixtures with one tap of your RTS remote control, smartphone or tablet.
As it gets darker, switch on your lights from wherever you may be, whether that’s in your home or away from home.
Aside from maximised security, use your lights to spruce up your decorative garden features.

External Roller Shutters

Other than your front or back door, another place thieves will try to break in is through your windows. How can they get to your windows? Through your garden most of the time. Installing external roller shutters can keep intruders at bay – especially if they’re the smart kind.

Our External Roller Shutters can not only protect your home but better yet – it can all be done with a simple touch or voice command. Opening and closing your shutters has never been easier! Whether night falls or you’re popping out, command your shutters to close, and unwelcome intruders will have a tough time trying to break in through your windows.

If you have a conservatory to worry about as well as your garden, we also have electric conservatory blinds to keep trespassers away. To decrease the risk of intrusion, install a smart alarm system, paired with outdoor lighting and electric shutters. When the alarm is triggered, the light switches on and the shutters close automatically – so you say goodbye to those pesky intruders!

Summary

Protecting access to your home via your garden and your garden itself doesn’t have to be ugly. With smart garden security you can keep your home’s aesthetics intact whilst keeping thieves at bay too.  We hope the above smart systems and products have given you some food for thought, on how you can smarten up your garden security without spending a fortune.

To learn more about the importance of garden security and how we can help – get in touch with the Somfy team today or find your closest Somfy dealer.