Rip Sokol is the owner of Fourth Generation Nursery and a lifelong horticulturist whose career has spanned six decades, with the past 37 years focused on aquatic plants, water gardening and the pond industry. He built his first pond at age 11 and has since dedicated his career to aquatic plant production, education and the distribution of pond equipment and supplies throughout the Northeast. A self-described “plant geek,” Sokol continues to share his extensive knowledge and passion for
waterlilies, aquatic plants and beautiful, naturally integrated
water gardens.
Following the waterlilies through history, art and imagination By Rip Sokol, Fourth Generation Nursery Winning a silent auction at the 2024 International Waterlily & Water Garden Symposium turned into one of the most memorable horticultural journeys of my career. The prize was a five-night stay at the guest house at Latour-Marliac in Le Temple-sur-Lot in […]