Gardener's Almanac 2026

by Greg Loades

224 pages, Hardcover

Expected publication February 10, 2026

Reviews

[Sabs ✨️ · Rating 5 out of 5]

ARC 5 🌟 The latest Gardener’s Almanac guide is great and has beautiful linoprint images throughout the book. It goes through the year; moth by month, offering monthly gardening inspiration, plant highlights, to do jobs, tips, and advice.

Thank you NetGalley, Collins Reference & Greg Loades; National Trust Books for sending this eARC for review. All opinions are my own.

[Val Robson · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nicely put together book for gardening in 2026 with monthly sections on sunset/sunrise times, weather, jobs to do, houseplant of the month, unusable vegetables, etc. It's a nicely put together book with lino prints although I would have liked some colour photos as I found myself Googling a lot of the more unusual plants mentioned.

Good for a not overly experiences gardener. I enjoyed the monthly tips from head gardeners from National Trust properties. Quite a bit of repetition on how to take and grow cuttings but some interesting tips nonetheless.

I did feel like the houseplants listed came from the IKEA product range or maybe IKEA are only selling those mentioned by the National Trust!

With thanks to NetGalley and Collins Reference for a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

[Rachelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thank you to NetGalley and National Trust Books for the arc of Gardener's Almanac 2026

I LOVE this so much!

I've had my own landscaped garden for 3 years but I'd still consider myself a novice gardener as I still feel like I have so much to learn. This Almanac is the PERFECT guide for someone like me (lots to learn, loves a list and straightforward tasks). Every month has a blend of indoor/outdoor/wildlife tips and tasks that are all easy to fit into your weekly schedule without feeling overwhelming or too difficult. I love that there's also a page for your own notes each month so that you can keep track of what you've achieved.

I'll definitely be recommending this to friends and buying as a stocking stuffers at Christmas! 😊

[Rachel N · Rating 5 out of 5]

A wonderful little book for gardeners at any level. Those who already have good knowledge can still enjoy the tips and useful information and use the handy notebook, and those (like me) who still have rather a lot to learn can enjoy the month by month guide to what needs to be done. There are tips on indoor and outdoor plants so you don’t need a big garden to enjoy it and, as always with the National Trust, the beautiful quality would also make it a lovely gift.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an advance copy in return for an honest review.

[jean · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was an interesting book which I imagine may appear under a number of Christmas trees this year! Ideal to dip into throughout the year, I enjoyed the mix of practical tips, trivia and seasonal data, but would've liked a few more pictures. My e-copy was really hard to read with missing letters and mixed up lines but I imagine a print copy will be better, and also mean the reader can use the notes pages to good effect
Thank you to netgalley and National Trust books for an advance copy of this book.