summer of 1955: "The job is following round the expert as he grafts expensive rose-buds onto common bushes, and doing all the trimming and tying-up-with-raffia—a back-breaking job apparently, but outside, and with roses, and with good employers." Selected roses 'Mrs. Harkness' (1893) 'Frensham' (1946) 'Ena Harkness' (1946) 'Alexander' (1972) 'Compassion' (1972) 'Yesterday' (1974) 'Margaret Merril' (1978) 'Anne Harkness' (1979) 'Amber Queen' (AARS) (1983) 'Bill Slim' (1987) 'Savoy Hotel' (1989) 'Princess of Wales' (1997) 'Pride of England' (1998) 'Bridge of Sighs' (2000) 'Rosa Belmonte' (2007) 'Duke of Edinburgh' (2021) References External links Harkness Roses homepage Interview with rose grower Philip Harkness Horticultural companies of the United Kingdom Rose breeders Organizations established in 1879 Plant nurseries