How to Landscape With Wood Chips
Wood chips are a popular material for landscaping, and for good reason. You can use them in variety of different situations and they have the added benefit of putting good use the byproducts of an all-natural material. Wood chips are also a cost-effective way to add both attractive and functional qualities to your yard. Wood chips have several uses in the landscape. Does this Spark an idea?
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Use wood chips for pathways alongside a garden. Wood chips are durable, they resist compaction from foot traffic, and offer a cushioned surface to walk and work on while you tend your garden.
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Incorporate color into a path using wood chips. Make a path blend into its surroundings better by using natural-colored chips. Or, use colored wood chips to design a path that stands out. This will guide foot traffic away from certain areas you want to protect.
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Use wood chips as mulch. A mulch of wood chips will reduce weeds, keep the soil warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer, and conserve the moisture in the soil by reducing evaporation.
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Work wood chips into the soil to correct compacted soil. Working wood chips into the soil allows more water and air into the soil to promote plant health. The wood chips also add nutrients to the soil as they decompose. Wood chips are also helpful in increasing the beneficial earthworm population in the soil.
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Add a ring of wood chips around fruit trees. This serves as mulch and reduces bruising on fallen fruit.
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Tips & Warnings
In certain instances, you may need to add some nitrogen to soil in which you have mixed in wood chips, as there is some concern that they will absorb nitrogen.
