hardwood chips and conifers

I have a number of conifers in front of my house, i only planted them 3 or 4 months ago they range from 30cm to 200cm

the border they sit in looks quite messy and i have to weed it every other week, i'd like to smarten up the border by covering the soil with hardwood chips

will this be ok for the conifers?

I water them every other day by spraying the soil with a hosepipe, when the wood chips are down how do i water the conifers? is it just a case of soaking the chips and the water will soak through?

pete

 

The simple answer to that Pete, is yes.

 

thanks sheal

put two bags down last night really smartened up the border, only problem is i went for terracotta coloured chips, looked great in the shop not so great when next to the green lawn :( hoping they'll tone down over time

 

Hi they should tone down I wiould also leave a good six inch gap around the conifers as this will help with the watering as well

Spruce