Garden care & landscaping · Macclesfield & east Cheshire
Gardens looked after by someone who studied how they grow.
Willows Garden Care is run by Will Shackleton — a Peak District countryman with a degree in Agriculture, who turned from dairy farming to gardening full time. From striped lawns and clipped hedges to full planting schemes, Will and his team keep gardens across Macclesfield, Prestbury and Alderley Edge looking their best.
Run by Will Shackleton · Agriculture graduate · founded 2018
Agriculture degree
Will studied how plants grow
Since 2018
caring for east Cheshire gardens
Turns up early
and clears up before leaving
Free quote
no obligation, no pressure
What we do
From a weekly mow
to a whole new garden.
01
Lawn Care & Mowing
Regular cuts, edging and striped finishes — the healthy, well-kept lawn that sets the whole garden off.
02
Hedge Trimming & Shaping
Hedges cut clean and true, from formal box to an awkward, mature holly — precision and care, every time.
03
Planting, Borders & Beds
Borders and beds planted to suit your soil and light — chosen by a gardener who studied how plants grow.
04
Overgrown Garden Clearance
Lawn jungles, weeds "as big as trees" and gardens that have got away from you — cleared and brought back.
05
Drives, Paths & Tidy-ups
Drives cleared and tidied, paths edged, the hard corners of a garden brought back to their best.
06
Garden Design & Transformations
From first consultation to finished garden — larger schemes planned and carried out by one local team.
Why clients stay with us
“I'm so pleased with the service I receive from Willows Garden Care. I have used them before and won't use any other company as they provide an excellent service. Will and his team are lovely people to deal with, reliable and professional. I highly recommend them.”
★★★★★ — Naomi Snelling, via Google
Recent work
Real gardens, in clients' words.
A striped lawn, kept year on year
“I'm so pleased with the service I receive from Willows Garden Care. I have used them before and won't use any other company as they provide an excellent service.”
★★★★★ — Naomi Snelling, via Google
The lawn jungle, gone by mid-morning
“Willows turned up nice and early and the guys went straight to it to get rid of our lawn jungle. Considering the ground was uneven we are really pleased with the result.”
★★★★★ — Philip Wolfenden, via Google
A difficult hedge, made a good job of
“Will recently cut my holly hedge and made a very good job of a difficult task. He also turned up when he said he would and cleared up after.”
★★★★★ — Roy S, via Google
From consultation to finished garden
“From initial consultation, to the work being carried out, the team have been incredible. Professional, polite and so hardworking - and talented.”
★★★★★ — Alicia Ogg, via Google
Independent · Macclesfield · founded 2018
A gardener with an agricultural grounding — not just a mower and a van.
Willows Garden Care was founded in 2018 by Will Shackleton. Will was born in Macclesfield and raised in the Peak District, holds a degree in Agriculture from Nottingham University, and worked on a dairy farm before turning to gardening full time. That grounding shows in the work — a real understanding of soil, seasons and how things actually grow, rather than a quick tidy-up and off.
The reviews tell the same story again and again: turned up nice and early, made a very good job of a difficult task, and cleared up after. Clients call the team lovely to deal with, reliable, professional and hardworking — and, tellingly, they have us back and recommend us to their neighbours. That repeat custom is the whole business.
How we work
Early starts, careful work, cleared up after.
01
A free, no-obligation visit
Will comes out, walks the garden with you and listens to how you use it — then puts a clear plan and price to it. Whether it is a single hedge or a full remodel, there is no obligation to go ahead.
02
Early starts, done properly
The team turns up when they say they will — clients mention it in review after review. The work is done with care and precision, on ground that is often uneven or overgrown, by people who understand what they are cutting and planting.
03
Cleared up and kept right
Everything is tidied and the green waste cleared away, not left in a pile on your lawn. And because we know the gardens we look after, many clients keep us on for regular care, season after season.
A horticultural grounding
Will holds a degree in Agriculture and grew up in the Peak District — so the work is led by a real understanding of soil, seasons and how plants grow, not guesswork.
Green waste cleared
We tidy and take the cuttings and clearance away with us — “cleared up after,” as the reviews put it — rather than leaving a pile on your lawn.
5.0 on Google
A perfect 5.0-star average across 49 Google reviews — though the line we value most is the client who “won't use any other company.”
In their words
Reliable, professional, and asked back.
“Willows turned up nice and early and the guys went straight to it to get rid of our lawn jungle. Considering the ground was uneven and the weeds were as big as trees (well almost) we are really pleased with the result. Thank you willows.”
“So impressed with willows Garden Care. From initial consultation, to the work being carried out, the team have been incredible. Professional, polite and so hardworking - and talented. We hope to be working with them long into the future. Cannot recommend enough.”
“Willows Garden Care are fantastic!!! Everyone is super friendly & helpful. I had my hedges trimmed & drive tidied. The precision & care that was taken was 10/10 & more!!!!”
“Will recently cut my holly hedge and made a very good job of a difficult task. He also turned up when he said he would and cleared up after. Would recommend Willows Garden Care.”
Where we work
Macclesfield based, across east Cheshire.
From a base on Gunco Lane in Macclesfield, Willows Garden Care covers Macclesfield, Prestbury, Alderley Edge and Wilmslow, and the villages between them. If you are local and planning anything from a hedge trim to a full garden transformation, get in touch for a free consultation.
- Macclesfield
- Prestbury
- Alderley Edge
- Wilmslow
Planning something for the garden?
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