Participants frequenting the Dutchmen RV display at the Elkhart Extravaganza in September may have noticed something different about their display plants. Scattered among the Dutchmen RVs were a native plant assortment in autumn colors, including Tiger’s Eye sumac, Shenandoah grass and Beautyberry.
Dutchmen conducted research and compared the cost of renting plants to purchasing plants and donating them. The manufacturer decided to buy and donate the plants.
“For Dutchmen, the decision to donate the plants to our local parks aligned with our charitable values and sustainability initiatives,” said Kyle Kwasny, president of Dutchmen, “Now generations can enjoy them in our local parks.”
Dutchmen worked with the Elkhart County Parks and a local nursery to use plants native to the Elkhart County region. In addition to trees and grasses that will be planted in the parks, decorative flowers used at the event were also donated to the Elkhart County Parks sensory garden.
“The Elkhart County Parks is honored to receive these native cultivars to plant in our landscaped areas within the various parks,” said Ronda DeCaire, CPRP, director of Elkhart County Parks. “We appreciate how Dutchmen is being sustainable with the reuse of the landscape materials from the Elkhart RV Dealer Open House and are happy to give the plants a home”
The Elkhart County Parks welcomes 350,000 visitors annually. To learn more about the Elkhart County Parks, click here.
Dutchmen RV is a division of Keystone RV, a subsidiary of Thor industries. Dutchmen manufactures several brands of towable RVs. Dutchmen RV brands include Aspen Trail, Kodiak RV, Voltage, Colorado, Yukon, Atlas and Astoria,
