March
2008
Great Gates!
If you are are garden junkie like me you want your gates and fencing to look perfect. The problem with most gates is that if they are automatic, they have arms on them that are visually unattractive. This problem can be solved using the attractive and efficient Gate Opener system by Turnstyle enterprises.Â
The turnstyle enterprises Armless Gate Opener system is a revoultionary approach to gates and gate openers. The Gate Operator is slimline and easy to fit, leaving the gate to look as beautiful as “regular gates” but with the added functionality you are looking for.
The site has been well constructed - and the videos are really something. They show how the system works so you can get a really good idea of how these gates can enhance the look and feel of your property.  The gates can be used with all different styles of fencing and gates, giving you a real opportunity to enhance your property in a way you never dreamed of before. These gates are cost effective, easy to install, versatile, safe and reliable and attractive. So the next time you need to upgrade your gates, Turnstile Enterprises is the first place you need to go!Â
These are gorgeous, thanks! I need a new gate around our pool, and by law it has to be self closing. I wonder if this would suffice. I am so tired of the same ol’ thing.
Those gates look and sound promising. However I’d be a bit wary of how strong they’ll be with no arms for opening and closing.
i saw them at the builder show and they were opening huge wrought iron gates. They must have weighed a at least a few hundred pounds.
interesting; looking forward to buy one from them.
it is truly a great gate..i can’t stop wondering how strong it’ll be with no arms.
Those are awesome gates for sure. Make the place better.
So where can I get an elephant to open the gates to my house?
Thanks for the post.
The video about gate opener was interesting.
My friend was looking for somthing like that.
I went to the site before saying anything here. I was very impressed! I will definitely pass this info to my wife (the buyer in our family lol). We really do need a gate, and this does appear to be the ideal way to go.
Love the pic with the elephant too btw!
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How those this gate works?I’m a little bit curious…^_^
Actually I have some of these gates and they are rock solid.
Thanks for this post. I’ve always been on the lookout for a nice looking and especially cost effective gate opener.
I wouldn’t use it for external gates, doesn’t look strong enough to hold off unwanted visitors. Could work great if you wanted to keep certain parts of the garden from the reach of children.
They do look very pretty however I’m with the above commenter. How strong are they with no arms? Can kids break though them on their bike or power wheels?
I couldn’t help but chuckle at the pic of the elephant in your garden.
The elephant is known as the architect of the savannah… and for good reason. A few years ago I drove through the bush in Cameroon in deep elephant country, and they had been busy pushing down whole treest to eat the leaves. If you actually let that elephant join you in the garden, your lush garden would only last about 10 seconds from what I have seen.
On another note, I am an award-winning gardener, and one thing I notice as conspicuously absent from most gardening pages is a 12 month garden.
This is something I have just accomplished myself. I live in freezing cold Warsaw, Poland (zone 6), and winters can be brutal (although the last two have been wimpy). This year - for the first time - I have had something blooming in my garden EVERY SINGLE MONTH OF THE YEAR! That’s right. Even if you came to my house in December, there were some flowers (late flowering Erica Carnea). They kept on going right up until my very early Hamamelis Intermedia (Witch Hazel) began to bloom at the end of January - although you can find some that bloom as early as December! The Hamamelis flowered for over 6 weeks and preceded and outlasted the crocuses. After that, everything starts to bloom and it carries you right through to the next year.
Sorry for posting rapid-fire, but here’s what I did to get 12 months of blooms in zone 6:
January - Remnants of last season’s Calluna Vulgaris
Hamamelis Intermedia (Witch Hazel)
February - Hamamelis Intermedia
Last wisps of late Calluna Vulgaris
March - Galanthus, Early Crocus, Hamamelis, Erica Carnea Darlyensis,
April - Everything else starts to flower.
May - Everything
June, July, August, September,
October - Chrysanthemum, Early Aster, Calluna Vulgaris
November - Calluna Vulgaris, Aster, Chrysanthemum
December - Calluna Vulgaris, Aster, Chrysanthemum remnants, early Hamamelis Intermedia
So that’s how I got 12 months worth of blooms in zone 6. I left out the easy spring and summer months, because everything blooms then.
I don’t know if that gate is so great, it can barley hold the elephant. =) Nice blog.
Gates and fencing are an important part of gardening. They can add to the serenity of a garden or detract from the beauty if they are not right. I found the elephant in the picture to be quite endearing and it made me smile!
lovely gate, unique inspiration
Cool picture by the way
Thanks for the info and the link to turnstyle enterprises. They have just what I’ve been looking for. btw, nice blog.
I hope that elephant doesn’t break through the gate! Gates make a nice addition to any garden.
Great blog, i will tell my best friend she is so in garden stuff, she’ll go crazy when she sees this
Wow, good stuff for the garden. How I wish to have a big lovely garden to grow my plants and flowers.
Haha! Yeah. I can’t get why they use a elephant as a mascott for the gate.
I really don’t like those bulky looking contraptions they use to automatically close the gate. This system looks much better.
probably to show how strong the gate is. great advertising but only if ppl understands it.
I’m not a big fan of gates mainly because they tend to slow me down when I’m trying to get home. How is the opening speed on these things?
Nice info on the garden. I would like to have more expectations from this blog which is useful to keep my garden’s health.
Regards,
debudeodhar
I am in phase of constructing my house and needed something exactly like that. thanks for sharing the great site.
Very interesting information about gardens, really! I have started a house a few months ago and I will reach that place where I will need to put up a garden. Thanks for your info!
Been thinking about doing the cast iron gate thing. It’s hard to find a good deal on cast iron here in Massachusetts. Nice article thanks!
The gates ae nice but the elephant picture is the best.
That’s very cool. Makes me want to start a garden of my own.
i currently have one of the ugly arms on my gates, this looks very promising and might have to dust off the cob webs off my wallet hehe
thank you
Simple is key to everything.
The armless gate opener looks interesting.
wow!! this is awesome..I enjoyed the pictures and I am in a doubt that if it is some place on this planet? Pictures are so delightful and amazing that I wish to be there right now.
Well, I did it. I purchased a Turnstyle Gate Openeing System and I have to tell you it is quite frankly the BEST GATE SYSTEM EVER!
The gates are gorgeous without the arms. It is so strong even stronger than conventional gate systems. It has a bolt lock that is awesome and I hear that a magnetic lock is coming.
These things are GREEN. Direct current (12V) with a soloar charger optional (I took it of course). You can wire it up if you like but I have run them for two months with not even having to switch the battery once.
I installe dthem myself with few tools (I aske dthem and they sent me the three wrenches needed at no extra cost). THey walked me through installation and the gates lined up like nothing else I ever did.
The cycle time to open was 13 seconds including the bolt lock being thrown. The gates are so quiet. I will never ever use an armed opener again.
These folks have their act together. Kudos to Trunstyle.
Thank you for the well written article about our gate opening system. If I can answer any questions you or your readers may have, please contact me. Also, our factory is located in South Carolina and I make an open invitation to all to visit us and see our gates in operation. Thanks again, Bill Duncan
I will have to add this company to my list of “interesting products for when I start working as a designer” list.
This is great as many people want the automatic gate but hate the look of them.
Interesting! It’s time for me to change my gate. I wanna maintain a good garden too