Kolonilotter or allotments, modelled on those in Denmark, were established in southern Sweden in the mid-1890s. The oldest in Stockholm date from 1905 and the driving force behind their development in the city was the politician Anna Lindhagen (1870-1941). The Barnängen allotments (est. 1906) in Södermlam, visited recently, are lovely examples of what have become productive summer gardens with little wooden buildings, fences, outside eating areas, and plenty of flowers - all very Carl Larsson.