Beauty in Neglect

I broke my hip ten days ago and spent a week in hospital. Luckily it rained heavily while I was incarcerated so the outside plants were not short of water. I was amazed when I came out to find how beautiful my garden still was despite the lack of weeding. The dahlias have all come out giving a glorious display.
The back garden too is looking good. Again the dahlias add colour.

I am worried about my greenhouse which I can't get down to inspect. My daughter kindly took my aubergines home to look after and has brought them back. They are in the conservatory now looking fine. We are intending to have mousaka for dinner tonight,
I knew the cucumbers had developed stem rot before I fell over, and pulled them up but the melon, tomatoes and peppers were all doing fine. However while I was in hospital my son informed me that my tomatoes all had blight and he was going to dig them up. I suggested he left it to Chris, who helps me three hours a week but he was firm he would do it himself as 'EVERY leaf has to be picked up and disposed of properly, Mum.'
However when my son phoned me in hospital he said he hadn't cleared them himself and had asked Chris to do it after all but Chris had refused saying he hadn't time.

I detected a hint of trouble behind this and phoned Chris as soon as I was out of hospital. He was in a very aggrieved state.
'Your son asked me to clear the tomatoes because he said he didn't want to bring blight to his tomatoes, but what about my tomatoes! He wasn't bothered aboout those.'

I soothed him down as best I could but it din't occur to me that he hadn't watered the greenhouse as a result of my son's remarks.
The next day when my daughter and son-in-law went down they said the melon plant was completely frazzled, the peppers were just about surviving but the tomatoes although completely dry looked fine.
They watered the melon and next day they assured me it had perked up and the peppers were standing straight.
I just wish I could go and look at them myself, though.