The value in failure

I am writing this post to give an update on the Eucalyptus leucoxylon I planted on the 24/8/25. It is with sadness I announce that my guerrilla gardening attempt, planting a Euc in the night, failed. The euc is dead. And not just dead, but nowhere to be seen. I was unable to locate nor discover any real evidence of its remains. I suspect it was ripped up by a lawn mower, or removed by the council somehow. Who knows, it's difficult to say. This was confirmed by a visit on the 3rd of April, 2026. The pink circle indicates the estimated location where I planted the euc. But it's okay. I'm not too sad. I can always try again. It's a numbers game really. Obviously I hoped my tree would have survived longer, giving updates every now and then, but alas. The death is my own fault for selecting a bad location. When I planted it back in August 2025, at night, I didn't realise the area was used informally as a carpark for the tennis club (see background). There is dedicated carpark for the…