A rare 1900 Swiss miniature silver carriage clock that was once owned by one of the most significant female horticulturists, plant researchers and plant photographers of the 19th and early 20th centuries is to be offered at auction in September. Leighton Gillibrand, Head of Dreweatts Clocks, Barometers and Scientific Instruments department: "This exquisite little timepiece
With dreamy spires of white delphiniums and tumbling Iceberg roses, the White Garden at Sissinghurst in Kent is one of the most famous, and has inspired many gardeners to follow suit.