After just 2 months as Head Gardener at Minterne, we are thrilled to announce the discovery of a rare 'lost' species of a 100-year old Rhododendron beanianum.

Thought to be the only one in existence in the country, with its stunning bell-shaped flowers it grows half an inch a year.

www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1271058/Rhododendron-beanianum