The pump was in a switch and all I had to do is reach down from the comfort of my rear deck chair and flick the switch and the water got pumped to an oscillator which was set up right in the middle of the veggie garden...

We water too selectively to do it that simply but I've sort of toyed with the idea of switching from inside the house, maybe via a computer. One reason I've not gone further with it is that we really need to look around the garden and greenhouses, etc. to see which areas actually do need the water. It makes more sense for us to switch on while "inspecting".

Maybe one day I will have a look at sensors, weather forecasting software and devices that I could use to switch the valves with such a set up. It could be quite interesting to try but I think such a plan would be a long way off.