Our first pile of wood chips went right into our front yard. A friend had given us some magnolias, redbuds and dogwoods. Still in their pots, I buried them in the wood chips, where they successfully overwintered.
The second big pile of wood chips we scored from a tree person was placed in the back acre, which we now owned. Now we had chips closer to where we needed them the most, where the ground was flatter. There are only a few little areas on the slope where wood chips work as mulch, without washing away in the rain.
