Mike Clough's Articles

Mike Clough's Articles

It Was Me

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

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Landfill Tax Increases – A Brake on Development

The landscape of waste management in the UK is shifting, with the government increasing landfill taxes as part of its…

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Lacks Character

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

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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…

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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…

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Meeting New Customers…

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

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F**king Cotoneaster

“F**king cotoneaster” is a phrase that many Land Managers might use today, but in the 1970s and 1980s ‘f**king cotoneaster’…

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Politics Bolockics

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

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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’.…

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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…

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Indicate….or else

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

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Lies Damn Lies

As I find myself ageing and reflecting on life’s little foibles, I find myself questioning much of what happens in…

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Don’t Let That Suspicious Weed Grow

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