DAY ONE Transfer from London hotel or airport to visit RHS Wisley, the Royal Horticultural Society’s flagship garden in Surrey, showcasing world-class horticulture across diverse landscapes, from formal borders and woodland walks to its striking glasshouse filled with plants from around the globe. Transfer to Dorset to settle into your hotel. DAY TWO A visit to the magnificent Tudor house at Athelhampton with its beautiful formal gardens. DAY THREE Today we visit Mottisfont, a historic former Augustinian priory set in beautiful riverside grounds in Hampshire, renowned for its world-famous walled rose garden, which displays one of the finest collections of pre-1900 shrub roses in the country. DAY FOUR Visit Forde Abbey where you can explore the extensive gardens and wonder at the highest water fountain in the country, soaring to an astonishing 160 feet. DAY FIVE Cross the border to Wiltshire to visit magnificent Stourhead with its paladian mansion and acres of landscaped gardens, including temples and a subterranean grotto. DAY SIX Today we take a drive along the Jurassic Coast to visit the ancient village of Abbotsbury with its spectacular 18th-century, sub-tropical gardens where a huge variety of plants thrive in over thirty acres of a uniquely mild microclimate. DAY SEVEN Transfer back to London/airport/station after a hearty breakfast.