This is my first minimalist from Hemlock & Oak and I think I found my planner peace for my catchall. The paper from H&O has always been sublime and is perfect with most writing instruments (it’s also great for stamping as well). The hard cover is sturdy and holds up to the constant open/closing and flat lays. I purchased the color Rivière and it’s gorgeous - almost like a Mediterranean blue. I am using the weekly vertical and have plenty of room for decor and my planning tasks. I love the blank pages before and after - I use those for preplanning and memory keeping. Excellent product and worth all the hype!!

This is a great weekly planner! It allows me to keep track of my work while looking very professional. The color is beautiful, the hardback cover will be perfect to archive in future.

Perfect layout. Perfect size. Incredibly fast shipping. The only issue.. the 2026 paper is showing ghosting which was never a problem in the 2025 paper. Same pen too, which is a bummer since the paper quality was one of the main highlights of these amazing planners. I hope they go back to the paper used before to save the quality next year! (But tbh, I'll still be buying this planner in 2027 either way, it's that good!)

The planner itself is nice quality. The ink or print is too light. Just use Black ink and not gray. The add ons like the book band and with the metal clip sucks. Waste of money. Doesn't work well. The hook should be able to clasp over the band so it doesn't fall off when pulled to band the book. Wouldn't buy again to be honest.

Print too small and ink is too light. Good quality paper.

I fully support this amazing Canadian company. Their paper quality is beyond amazing. Their ethical practices set the bar very high. Love the clean, modern layouts that provide lots of space for creativity! Witching Hour is even more beautiful in person.

This was my first planner purchase from H&O and I am VERY pleased with it. I was so happy to buy Canadian. Perfect layout & paper thickness. Quality binding. If they offered this with dot-grid vs lined-grid I would have opted for that. Will buy again next year.

Absolutely love the B5 minimalist. The size is perfect for what I need to keep track of work, grad school, and coaching this year. I LOVE the colour I got and the set up. H&O is the only planner I have consistently used through an entire year for the last 4 years now. My little ADHD brain loves it and how i can organize everything.

I am a planner snob, and nothing beats the paper of Hemlock and Oak. My pens love it, I love it, I can really tell a difference in my handwriting and my creativity with the paper alone. The aesthetic of the planner is so wonderfully minimal, it works for so many uses. Beautifully made product! Will buy again and again!

2nd year with Hemlock and Oak and possibly forever! 3rd planner and I use the hard covers and they last really well! This time I brought the b5 (I used A5 Last year with photos in comparison) and I am very happy with the size increase. I also finally gave it to the stickers!!!!

This is my second year ordering the B5 Minimalist Vertical Planner. The quality is outstanding and there is enough space for everything I need. I use it for personal and work scheduling and the layout is perfect for my neuro-spicy brain. I placed my first order when I wanted to support a Canadian company instead of the US company I had been ordering from for years. I received a beautiful product, of better quality, for less money! Win, win, win.

Beautiful planner! I am excited for the new year so I can use it.

Absolutely love my Hemlock and Oak planner. I have finally found the perfect planner that works for me :)

Beautiful cover and absolutely love the paper. I can use all the pens and highlighters in my collection and not worry about ghosting or bleed through.

Imagine the most luxurious, no fuss sheets for your bed. That’s this in a planner. This size is exactly what I needed as I head into my Doctoral research. Its crispy, it’s sturdy. I’m wrapping up my 2026 planner from H&O that has been through it and it’s held up beautifully. No corners frayed, the binding is out of this world perfect. The paper alone is the best white and the print is sharp.

Gorgeous planners, and a thoughtful company!

I was so excited to receive my first Hemlock & Oak planner that I reached out a few days after ordering to ask when it would be shipped. Received a prompt, personalized, and thoughtful reply that shared a bit about how the small company operates behind-the-scenes.

Soon after, my planner arrived…beautifully packaged and as gorgeous as I’d hoped it would be.

Worth the price, worth the wait.

This is the third minimalist planner I've ordered, and I'm excited to dive into 2027! These planners are high quality - from the paper to the binding, and I've never had issues with them falling apart by the end of the year. I remember being hesitant the first year that the fabric cover would become dirty with use and being thrown into bags, but it stays clean and vibrant all year round. The minimal vertical planner format allows me to track my meetings throughout the week, while the surrounding grid helps me track different to-do lists and notes. It's the best format I've found for my ADHD Project Management brain. And all from a local, Canadian brand! Thank you!

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After purchasing three Hemlock & Oak planners from their discounted 2026 collection to test before committing to my 2027 system, I can confidently say this one is my favorite! The B5 size is absolutely perfect, offering plenty of writing space for both my professional and personal planning without feeling overwhelming.

The layout is thoughtfully designed, functional, and beautiful. From the exceptional paper quality to the elegant fonts and attention to detail, everything is simply perfection!

Of the three planners I tested, this one earned the top spot as my primary planner for 2027. I’ve already ordered my new one and couldn’t be more excited for it to arrive!

This is my 3rd Hemlock & Oak planner and I just love them. This one is no exception. I find it so hard to find a planner that does hourly breakdowns of each vertical day, and this one is just perfect for me. The quality of the planner is excellent, and the sparkly gold on black cover is radiant. The only reason I took a star off for this round was that in the redesign for the minimalist planner, the Monthly Overviews and Reviews were taken out. That would be so fine if the same number of blank pages were in between months, I could just write these features in myself no problem. But there are only two pages instead of four, and then a bunch of extra blank pages at the end. I know this is so personal-preference oriented and not a *problem,* but I am a bit disappointed by this cut! Please please give us four pages (two full spreads) in between each month in 2028!

This is my second year using Hemlock and Oak. I love their planners. The color is exactly what I wanted. I was hoping they would have the minimalist in the A5+ size, but I’ll make the B5 work.

I have been using this planner in A5 in 2026 and has been amazing. I just felt that I needed a little bit more of space for 2027. So I ordered the B5and I already know it's going to be perfect. I love that the guided journaling pages were replaced by plain grid pages, exactly what I want in a minimalist planner. And the same amazing quality that make me come back to Hemlock & Oak for planners and notebooks. The 120 gsm Heritage paper is perfect. Once you try it you can go back to writing on anything else (except the 150 gsm Heritage paper in their notebooks). Simply THE BEST.

Love these planners! Durable and well-thought out.

What a gorgeous planner! I’m excited 😆 to use it next year. I recommend their planners and notebooks. And using my fountain pens on this gorgeous bright white fountain pen friendly paper is wonderful!