Alicia Amherst

Alicia Amherst
BornAlicia Margaret Tyssen Amherst
(1865-07-30)30 July 1865
Poole, Dorset, England
Died14 September 1941(1941-09-14) (aged 76)
Poole, Dorset, England
Pen nameMrs. Evelyn Cecil
Lady Rockley of Lytchett Heath
Baroness Rockley
Occupationhorticulturist, botanist, writer
LanguageEnglish
Subjecthorticulture, gardening history
Notable worksThe History of Gardening in England (1896)
SpouseEvelyn Cecil, 1st Baron Rockley
RelativesWilliam Tyssen-Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst of Hackney (father)

Alicia Margaret Tyssen Amherst, Baroness Rockley CBE GCStJ (30 July 1865 – 14 September 1941) was an English horticulturist, botanist, and author of the first scholarly account of English gardening history.