A number of years ago when we finally accepted the fact that no grass was going to grow in the back yard, hubby put in cedar bark chips. We renew them every couple of years, and it makes a nice smelling, flea retardant yard that he doesn't have to mow! No mud either (except in the places where Wally races back and forth by the fence and kicks the chips away!) Especially in the summer, he hoses it down every couple of days to rinse off the chips and cool it down, and it seems to work fairly well.
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Lori & Wally
 
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