Dig in This month: a botanical exhibition of seed paintings, inspiration for autumn walks, and seven new National Plant Collections

As gardens fill with the sculptural beauty of seedheads, a new exhibition opens at the Shirley Sherwood Gallery dedicated to the seed in all its glory. Abundance: Seeds, Pods and Autumn Fruits, explores how artists have interpreted the different, and sometimes bizarre, ways seeds are distributed, and features detailed botanical paintings of plants from around the world, including Ann Schweizer’s

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Pomegranates Punica granatum (shown above). Many are the culmination of months of observation, waiting for fruit to ripen. • Shirley Sherwood Gallery, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AE. 7 October to 11 March, 10am-5.30pm (closes at 3.45pm from 30 October). Entry to the gallery is included in the admission fee to the gardens. kew.org

What’s happening, where to go, what’s in flower and what to buy this month