A gardening book recommendation

I've just read the review and thought it was made for me. It's not that I've always done the procedures that are apparently unnecessary, but that I've never done them because I couldn't be bothered. Plants have flourished, plants have died. I blame the slugs - or the government.

Not read the book, though I might, it sounds interesting. I don't trust reviews so won't comment further.

You could see if there are any negative reviews, aka, if you want a more balanced picture. That's what I tend to do. I've found it quite a useful, and successful, strategy.

Interestingly enough I did go on Amazon to read the reviews. There were only two, one positive and one negative.
But what I liked was that the author Charles Dowding had taken the time to reply to the poor review himself.