Eleanour Sophy Sinclair Rohde (1881–1950) was a British gardener, garden historian, and horticultural writer. For much of her life she lived at Cranham Lodge, Reigate

Reigate

Reigate is a historic market town in Surrey, England, at the foot of the North Downs, and in the London commuter belt. It is one of the main constituents of the Borough of Reigate and Banstead...

. She collected unusual herb and vegetable varieties, and also worked as a garden designer. One of her best known designs was the herb garden for Lullingstone Castle

Lullingstone Castle

Lullingstone Castle is a historic manor house, set in an estate in the village of Lullingstone and the civil parish of Eynsford in the English county of Kent. It has been inhabited by members of the Hart Dyke family for twenty generations.-History:...

 in Kent, England. Her work did much to encourage the modern popularity of herb gardens.

Works

• A Garden of Herbs, 1920
• The Old English Herbals, 1922
• The Old English Gardening Books, 1924
• The Old-World Pleasaunce: an Anthology [of extracts in prose and verse relating to gardening], 1925
• A Chaplet of Flowers. An anthology, 1929
• The Scented Garden, 1931
• Oxford's College Gardens, 1932
• The Gardener's Week-end Book, 1939
• Culinary and Salad Herbs: their Cultivation and Food Values. With Recipes, etc, 1940

+ The Wartime Vegetable Garden[soft card covers, decorated front cover border, by 'H.K.', published by the Medici Society] 1940, with rpt 1941, 2nd Imp. 1941, 3rd Imp. 1942.