Quotes by Eleanour Sinclair Rohde

"In the gloom and solitude of the forest, “where the bitter wormwood stood pale grey” and where “the hoar stones lay thick,” the black, giant elves had their dwelling."
Eleanour Sinclair Rohde
"Red was the colour sacred to Thor and it was also the colour abhorred not only by witches in particular but by all the powers of darkness and evil."
Eleanour Sinclair Rohde
"time when grown men believed in elves and goblins as naturally as they believed in trees,"
Eleanour Sinclair Rohde
Eleanour Sinclair Rohde

Eleanour Sophie Sinclair Rohde (1881–1950) was a British gardener, garden designer, and horticultural writer. She authored thirty books on gardening between 1913 and 1948, and is best known for her bo...