Decorative wood chips are not only one of the most common materials used for mulching the top soil layer under fruit trees, shrubs, in vegetable beds and flower beds, but also an element of the site decoration, often used in garden interiors.
Let's discover the secrets of the popularity of this eco-friendly natural dumping.
Reliable plant protection
Decorative wood chips used as mulch protect planted crops from sharp temperature changes, do not allow the sun to dry out the soil, and showers to erode it. Soil covered with wood chips remains loose, does not settle over time, thereby ensuring a constant flow of fresh air to the surface roots and creating the most comfortable conditions for the development of plants. Mulch inhibits the evaporation of water by regulating the normal level of humidity, so there is no need for frequent watering and loosening.
Over time, with a decrease in the mulching layer, it is renewed without removing the remnants of the previous coating, since the wood chips retain their qualities, do not decay for a long time, do not clog, and do not fade. After 2-3 seasons, the lower layer of mulch decomposes and becomes an organic fertilizer.
Color variety in garden design
It is impossible not to note the effectiveness of such a coating. Since decorative wood chips are not just woody remains, but a well-structured material with a wide palette of shades, it has become the favorite of landscape designers.
The wide range of colors of wood chips makes it possible to realize the most interesting compositions, harmoniously combining areas decorated with wood chips, with natural vegetation, emphasizing the uniqueness of each corner. Decorative chips are versatile and environmentally friendly. Thanks to these qualities, it fits perfectly into any garden landscape, at the same time decorating the garden and bringing undoubted benefit to cultivated crops.
Decorative chips: application
In addition to the functional use of wood chips as mulch and garden decoration, there are several other areas of application of this material. Since decorative wood chips are pure eco-friendly material that preserves the saturation of colors for several seasons, it is often used in the design of mixborders, rabatoks and flower beds. She perfectly proved herself as a decor in the arrangement of rockeries, shading the beauty of wild stone and ground cover grassy crops.
Resistant to aggressive environmental effects and well-preserving color, decorative chips (photo attached) are used in the construction of garden paths, filling the space between vegetable beds, and designing playgrounds. Being a material safe for health, wood dusting is not able to harm the health of babies, as it is made from soft natural species.
Thus, there are many spheres of use of this natural decorative material, and in each it is organic and necessary.