What began as a neighborhood hobby has blossomed into a legacy of beauty, generosity, and friendship.

For the last 50 years, the Cress Creek Garden Club has been planting and tending gardens at various locations around town, from the DuPage Children’s Museum to those at Veterans Park, the Judd Kendall VFW, and the Paw Paw House at Naper Settlement.

“I always thought, what a great sense of ownership working in this garden gave me, like I belong to such a vibrant community, and it’s such a great feeling,” said member Jerry Tice.

The roots of the Cress Creek Garden Club

In 1975, a group of about 30 neighbors in the Cress Creek subdivision planted the seeds for the club. Since then, it’s bloomed into a full-blown not-for-profit, now exceeding 100 members from all of Naperville and even o

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