Rose Breeder and Discoverer  

Listing last updated on Sat Feb 2025

Stockport, Cheshire
United Kingdom

An English amateur rose breeder

[From Peter Schneider on Roses, by Peter Schneider, p. 144:] Holmes is responsible for 'Sally Holmes', 'Fred Loads' and the new 'Fairy Snow'... Unlike many breeders who introduce three or four often indifferent roses each year, Holmes has limited himself to introducing one outstanding rose every ten years or so...

[From Favourite Roses: 150 Garden Classics, by Peter Harkness, p. 48:] R.A. Holmes of Cheshire