A Midsommar gathering


Making traditional Swedish midsummer flower crowns


On a balmy midsummer's afternoon in deepest Surrey, I documented Bex from Botanical Tales delivering a beautiful class on the art of making Swedish flower crowns.

A log cabin veranda in summer
A variety of flowers in various vintage metal and enamel containers
A traditional Romany Gypsy caravan sits in a wildflower meadow
Flowers potted in vintage enamel containers
Secateurs and other garden tools collected in a wooden box
Two women pick flowers in a summer garden
A woman collects flowers to make a posy
A woman making a traditional Swedish midsummer flower crown
A group of women sit in a garden making traditional Swedish midsummer flower crowns
A woman making a traditional Swedish midsummer flower crown
A woman making a traditional Swedish midsummer flower crown
Flowers in a ceramic pot on a doorstep
Women gather at a summer party
Traditional Swedish midsummer flower crown