Did you know that there are many ways you can use the same playground wood chips you see in your local playgrounds? These wood chips are attractive and beneficial in creating a safer and more absorbent play area for kids, but they also have other uses you can benefit from around your home as well.

You can buy these playground chips at your local landscape supply store or the same place you buy your garden mulch and landscape rock at. Playground wood chips come in a variety of styles and colors to meet your outdoor design and decor needs and also vary in price depending on how many loads you need. Here are things you can do with playground wood chips in your yard.

To manage a bare or high traffic area

Do you have a special area of your yard that your pets like to play in that is bare of grass and exposed to mud and dirt? High traffic pet and kid areas can be managed and kept less dusty and muddy by introducing playground wood chips in a thick layer. Playground wood chips are great for putting under pine trees where the ground is bare, around and inside dog kennels, and in areas of the yard that are free of grass due to high traffic and lots of play.

To service and add allure to a flower bed

Playground wood chips are great for a flower bed and herb area because the wood chips can help hold in fertilizer and water while keeping the land looking pretty. If you want to manage the flower gardens and other planted areas of your yard but you don't want to use rock, then consider playground wood chips instead.

To create a simple walking path

You can create a walking path with a thick layer of playground chips that will add allure and charm to your yard. A walking path can help keep mud and debris from getting tracked into the house while helping to add dimension to your yard at the same time. You can keep the garden path managed by lining any playground wood chips with a landscape rock border, which will also add texture and more design.

Whether you want to use leftover playground wood chips and don't know how or you just want these wood chips as part of your home's exterior design, the possibilities for use are many. Your playground chips can be spread over many types of ground for attractive and even coverage.