The Lakewood Garden Club capped off a three-year renovation of
The Isaac Warren Park with the planting of three new Cleveland Select
Pear Trees. The planting of the trees is part of the Garden Club's 30 year commitment to the City of Lakewood. This park, located just north of Detroit Road on the east side of Warren Road, was a city-owned vacant lot 30 years ago. Several visionaries from the Garden Club envisioned a
downtown park there instead. The Lakewood Garden Club raised the funds to have the park built and maintained over the past 30 years. In August of
2003 renovations began to restore the park, which was named after Lakewood pioneer Isaac Warren, who once owned several hundred acres of farmland near what is now the intersection of Warren Rd. and Madison Avenue. The Club installed new fencing and an irrigation system (as a gift to the city), re-designed the planting scheme, removed some trees, and trimmed others. Today, this small oasis in the heart of Downtown Lakewood is a beloved spot for many downtown workers. Garden Club workers report that they are often thanked for their efforts as they work - one regular visitor tells the ladies "I want to thank you ladies for doing such a wonderful job, it's a great way to begin my day!"


Submitted by Susan Godfrey, Treasurer of the Lakewood Garden Club