All Mike Clough Articles

I Miss People
Anybody else hate DocuSign? My signature doesn’t look like my signature, I struggle to read all the supporting documentation and…

Only Fans
It could be that my Apple algorithm is sending me crap that somebody else in my family is reading –…

Expectations Vs Reality
We recently priced some Japanese knotweed removal works for a main contractor at £38K. We were then told that we’d…

It Was Me
You all know the difference between a ‘native plant’ and a ‘non-native plant’. Pretty straight forward – one that grows…

Lacks Character
I’ve always found people with ‘character’ much more interesting than those with no opinions and no vices. People with character…

I’m Tired of Killing Things….
A wise man once said ‘Mike Clough has probably killed more Japanese knotweed than anybody in the UK’. When I…

2024…. A Year to Forget
I’ve been doing this ‘business owner’ thing for a long time, I’m getting old, and my ability to bounce back…

Meeting New Customers…
When I first set up in business as a Landscape Architect I was incredibly proud, I felt like I’d ‘made…

Politics Bolockics
I’m not into politics, never have been, never will be. But …I am a business owner, so unfortunately I am…

Men Don’t Cry
The old Mike Clough was never one for believing all this namby pamby stuff that’s floating around about ‘mental health’.…

What’s gone wrong
I can’t quite put my finger on it, but something’s up with the state of the world. When I wake…

Indicate….or else
Have I missed the memo? Is indicating in a car no longer required? Is this a part of a new…