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Find useful articles on rose growing, Bexrose newsletter archive and details of this seasons rose shows and other miscellaneous information for your enjoyment. Some useful links to other related web sites are also provided.

Please accept our apologies for the lack of recent updates to the website.  The webmaster has been serving on a four month tour in Afghanistan with the Royal Air Force.  Normal service will now be resumed along with some further updates to the website. 

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The Latest News from Bexrose - 4 June 2009

Bexrose Index

Latest Bexrose Bulletins
The Bulletins for February, March, April, May and June have been added to the website.

48th Annual Bexrose Summer Show
The Bexrose Summer Show will take place on Saturday 13 June 2009 at the Boys Brigade Centre, Bexleyheath, Kent (behind the Asda Supermarket).  Admission times are 1:30 pm to 5:00 pm for the general public.  The venue is open to exhibitors from 8:00 am to 11:30 am.  Admission fees are 50p for Adults and 20p for Children.  There will be a raffle, tombola, plant sales and refreshments with home made sponges.

Show Secretary Tony Dixon.  Contact via Postmaster 

Holidays and Excursions
The details of this year's holidays and excursions have been added to the website. 

Monthly Meetings
The details of this year's monthly meetings have been added to the website.

Secretary's Report 2008
Read the Secretary's Report for 2008.

About Bexrose
Articles and Photos
Classification for Roses
Holidays and Excursions
How to Photograph Flowers & Gdns
Links to Other Societies & Suppliers
Membership
Monthly Meetings
Monthly Newsletters
Origin of Bexrose Society
Photos Bexrose Shows 2003/2004
Photos National Summer Show 2004
Planting Roses
.....Ground Preparation
.....Old Rose Beds
.....Planting Bare Root Roses
.....Planting Potted Roses
.....Planting Near Walls
.....Site Selection
.....Soil Structures
.....Spacing of Roses
.....Watering
Pruning Roses
.....Budded Roses
.....Bush Roses
.....Climbers & Ramblers
.....How to Prune
.....Why Prune Roses
Rose Exhibitor's Calendar
Rose Growers Calendar
Rose Shows
Rose Varieties (For Beginners)
Rose Varieties (For Exhibition)
Rose Varieties (A Champions List)
Secrets of Showing Roses (DVD)
The Rose Peace

Web Site Contents

Membership
Membership is still open, to all, at a very modest cost and is probably the best value Rose Society there is going.

Monthly Newsletters
A copy of the latest newsletter in electronic form. Note that articles for the newsletter are always appreciated, so if you have something that you think may be of interest to the membership then please let our editor have it.

Monthly Meetings
Meetings are held every month, except for December, these cover a number of horticultural, and related subjects, as well as roses. During the season competitive table shows are put on at the monthly meeting place.

Holidays and Excursions
Outings to places of interest and occasional holidays are organised for the members at very reasonable prices.

Rose Shows
The society puts on an Open Rose Show once a year, generally held in June. Also various table shows are staged at the monthly meeting place. Dates for other interesting events are also listed.

Gardening Tips and Photographs
A collection of articles and photographs of interest to the general gardener and the rose enthusiast, we hope.

Links
Links to other Interesting Rose Societies, etc.

Support Bexrose Society

Bexrose is always on the lookout for articles and tips to do with rose growing or any related subject. If you would like to contribute something to our monthly bulletin and / or web pages of rose articles please contact us.