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 Tales from the Riverbank Garden 
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 Designed by Susie Kennedy, Kate Henning 

 At a glance

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 Year 2026 

 Category Balcony Garden 

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  About this garden

 The story 
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Tales from the Riverbank offers a river-dwelling bird's-eye view of a young couple's dream - a small but perfectly formed floating home with a fully functioning garden. Away from the hustle and bustle of working life, it blends seamlessly with the natural riverbank environment.

This garden celebrates the arts and crafts of a bygone era of riverside living, an approach enjoying a revival as more people seek a simpler, more connected way of life. It reflects a community that works together to preserve the integrity of the riverbank, rather than closing the door on the outside world.

Key features include a dipping tank, an outdoor entertaining and cooking area, and clever use of space, utilising the boat's roof to grow edibles.

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     Gold Medal 

     RHS

  The people behind it

 Designers 
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- [ ![Susie Kennedy](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/susie-kennedy/profile_photo.webp) 

    Susie Kennedy

    Designer

    Kennedys Garden Design Studio

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- [ ![Kate Henning](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/kate-henning/profile_photo.webp?v=cd4b4974-e1c2-46a4-86d6-9d23b260e051) 

    Kate Henning

    Designer

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###  Trees & Shrubs 4 

  ![Camellia sinensis](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/32599981-2aba-4f6f-a9b6-2f02e5c10339/conversions/camellia-sinensis-thumbnail.webp) 

Camellia sinensis

  ![Corylus avellana 'Contorta'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/6c0f50a0-cc21-4f7d-b7a1-f0bdfaf6b180/conversions/corylus-avellana-contorta-thumbnail.webp) 

Corylus avellana 'Contorta'

  ![Crataegus × lavallei 'Carrierei'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/199cee67-e587-445f-9ff9-afd17ab951ba/conversions/crataegeus-lavalleei-carrierei-thumbnail.webp) 

Crataegus × lavallei 'Carrierei'

  ![Malus × zumi 'Golden Hornet'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/bdea7057-1031-4427-bfad-7bdf65ed5bc2/conversions/malus-zumi-golden-hornet-thumbnail.webp) 

Malus × zumi 'Golden Hornet'

###  Perennials 13 

  ![Geum 'Tempo Orange'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/5b9a321c-e9dc-4abb-8012-a700f1344499/conversions/geum-tempo-orange-thumbnail.webp) 

Geum 'Tempo Orange'

  ![Geum 'Tempo Rose'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/cb725ddc-8664-4a30-8812-e55ff54b73a5/conversions/geum-tempo-rose-thumbnail.webp) 

Geum 'Tempo Rose'

  ![Geum rivale 'Totally Tangerine'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/72b66655-2d3d-48a1-826a-8f2da320b164/conversions/geum-rivale-totally-tangerine-thumbnail.webp) 

Geum rivale 'Totally Tangerine'

  ![Iris 'Paprikash'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/d2b7d8ac-d291-40bf-bc11-3aa337b8d523/conversions/iris-paprikash-thumbnail.webp) 

Iris 'Paprikash'

  ![Muhlenbergia complexa](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/833b6768-316f-4b8f-90ee-63ad8347fc5f/conversions/muhlenbeckia-compexa-thumbnail.webp) 

Muhlenbergia complexa

  ![Pelargonium graveolens 'Scented Orange'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/c4fb1175-41d4-4015-94f6-e923839419af/conversions/pelargonium-graveolens-scented-orange-thumbnail.webp) 

Pelargonium graveolens 'Scented Orange'

  ![Phlomoides tuberosa 'Amazone'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/67c1c092-1dd3-464c-9e87-611555303c4a/conversions/phlomoides-tuberosa-amazone-thumbnail.webp) 

Phlomoides tuberosa 'Amazone'

  ![Polemonium caeruleum 'Lamrook Mauve'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/8841731a-e641-4dcf-bec9-ee4113e9ee6a/conversions/polemonium-caeruleum-lamrook-mauve-thumbnail.webp) 

Polemonium caeruleum 'Lamrook Mauve'

  ![Ribes sanguineum](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/2d10473f-0b3e-42ec-b320-ddb2cdf4d798/conversions/ribes-sanguineum-thumbnail.webp) 

Ribes sanguineum

  ![Salvia rosmarinus 'Prostrata Group'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/77c02951-72d3-4f23-9939-a3e509d22bc4/conversions/salvia-rosemariunus-prostrata-group-thumbnail.webp) 

Salvia rosmarinus 'Prostrata Group'

  ![Sanguisorba minor](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/fda5ad7f-e45c-45d1-a4c1-ff619d33264e/conversions/sanguisorba-minor-thumbnail.webp) 

Sanguisorba minor

  ![Scabiosa columbaria 'Butterfly Blue'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/69feafe1-c431-492f-b8c9-657b03879174/conversions/scabiosa-butterfly-blue-thumbnail.webp) 

Scabiosa columbaria 'Butterfly Blue'

  ![Thalictrum aquilegiifolium](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/10e67f80-47a8-44d5-a182-284d6f0d4fe4/conversions/thalictrum-aquilegiifolium-thumbnail.webp) 

Thalictrum aquilegiifolium

  ![Calamagrostis canadensis](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/34e433e5-b5f1-4c8a-99df-117f3eb4edba/conversions/calamagrostis-canadensis-thumbnail.webp) 

Calamagrostis canadensis

###  Herbs/Veg 9 

  ![Carum carvi](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/a0bd6082-0489-456d-ad66-e9735d45c7b4/conversions/carum-carvi-thumbnail.webp) 

Carum carvi

  ![Anthriscus cerefolium](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/69585767-c023-4a1a-8cc4-d68f95951d7f/conversions/chervil-thumbnail.webp) 

Anthriscus cerefolium

  ![Crambe maritima](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/4f417714-fe42-481c-9ffc-3e7917427966/conversions/crambe-maritima-thumbnail.webp) 

Crambe maritima

  ![Foeniculum vulgare 'Purpureum'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/b5a2175c-eedb-4ac0-b0b5-148f319f0af7/conversions/foeniculum-vulgare-purpureum-thumbnail.webp) 

Foeniculum vulgare 'Purpureum'

  ![Fragaria × ananassa 'Pink Panda'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/7e666e6f-b856-4bf1-95dc-48157945ce3b/conversions/fragaria-ananassa-pink-panda-thumbnail.webp) 

Fragaria × ananassa 'Pink Panda'

  ![Houttuynia cordata 'Flore Pleno'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/f0b5f46d-8bbe-4c9e-8b4d-4c908f324307/conversions/houttuynia-cordate-flore-pleno-thumbnail.webp) 

Houttuynia cordata 'Flore Pleno'

  ![Melissa officinalis](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/1b7753cf-35a7-45cc-9b35-601f59831fdf/conversions/melissa-officianalis-thumbnail.webp) 

Melissa officinalis

  ![Pisum sativum 'Serge'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/254098f5-a237-424c-8ac5-1738389e6297/conversions/psium-sativum-serge-thumbnail.webp) 

Pisum sativum 'Serge'

  ![Rumex scutatus](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/efcb3ad8-86e0-4c5b-a080-2d0a6be516d0/conversions/rumex-scutatus-thumbnail.webp) 

Rumex scutatus

###  Water Plants 5 

  ![Acorus calamus](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/a8578769-6c4e-4a03-84b0-8d7e931cb20a/conversions/acorus-calamus-thumbnail.webp) 

Acorus calamus

  ![Baldellia ranunculoides](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/44864a53-27d9-4617-8d9f-e64c0ef6f09d/conversions/baldellia-ranunculodes-thumbnail.webp) 

Baldellia ranunculoides

  ![Mentha pulegium](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/567503d7-7418-4bae-a161-e48d47614246/conversions/mentha-pulegium-thumbnail.webp) 

Mentha pulegium

  ![Myosotis palustris](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/902b5a2c-cb4c-4146-9d92-f2e7bbb5a886/conversions/myosotis-palustris-thumbnail.webp) 

Myosotis palustris

  ![Tropaeolum majus](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/aa4657a0-1fff-4341-905f-c8419de6fa94/conversions/nasturtium-aquaticum-thumbnail.webp) 

Tropaeolum majus

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