Shoddy, shoddy, shoddy clowncil

In previous posts I have attempted to highlight the shoddy practices that are undertaken in the name of this clowncil. The sage continues. During this week, when the temperature was soaring, and we hadn't had rain for ages, two tip trucks full of mulch came along and dumped their cargo around half a dozen mature trees. Good you might say - clowncil looking after our parks and the environment! But is this really best practice? As any good gardener and they will tell you that mulching MUST BE DONE AFTER WATERING! Otherwise, all that is achieved is a thick covering which prevents any rain from getting to the roots of trees and plants. We now have mulch that is 6 inches thick doing exactly this. Why weren't the surrounds of these trees watered prior to the dumping of truckloads of mulch? Again, whose brainchild is this? Where is the logic, and the credibility? But of course - mulching on parched dry land that no-one can see under, looks as if clowncil is really doing their job well, doesn't it? Also, we can now look at clowncil 'statistics' and be told that 5 million trees have been mulched. Wonderful stuff isn't it?