Wood chips come from the interior of a tree. This mulch is available as hardwood or softwood, or as a mixture. Hardwood mulches, according to Fine Gardening, will last a little longer than softwood mulches. Wood chips, in general, do not last as long in the landscape as bark mulches.
There have been more Republican presidents than Democratic presidents. Between 1789 and 2013, 43 people have been sworn into office as the president of the United States of America. Of these, a larger number have belonged to the Republican Party than have belonged to the Democratic Party.
Jefferson's party, which was often called both Republican and Democratic-Republican, favored rural over urban interests, agrarian over manufacturing, common people over the more prosperous. The Democratic-Republican Party gained the presidency in the election of 1800, beginning a string of six elections in which three Virginians held that office. They were weak in New England, but shared the support of the Mid-Atlantic states and were popular in the southern states.