Just today I was out in the garden, lamenting the inevitable loss of my beautiful black Mulberry tree. The tree was bought just this Winter, as a bare rooted, dormant fruit tree. I actually bought it as a gift for my father, on Father’s Day. But, it has never taken off or grown any new leaves.. I keep scratching back the bark and checking that the cambium layer is green…it is. The little buds continue to promise withholding green growth but they never burst forth 
I cut back about half of the growth two weeks ago, hoping to encourage it to grow…but alas…nothing.
Anyway as I mourned the loss today, I wandered over a few feet to the fence line. There it was that a scarlet stunner caught my eye! A beautiful, graceful native wildflower, growing on the fence and climbing sky ward. She is one of my favourites and grows very well around here. The dusky coral pea or Kennedia rubicunda.
Her breath taking beauty combined with the lovely sunshine on my back after three full days of rain, certainly lifted my spirits.
I guess I’m going to the nursery to buy another Mulberry tree 
Hello ! .. I’m sorry about your tree .. especially since it had such a connection for you .. sometimes trees/plants just don’t want to be “there” .. but what a beautiful wild flower that is ! It is wonderful to see such a gorgeous colour when we are speeding into our frozen winter time .. the only plant colour I will see is with my houseplants now .. LOL
It’s always annoying to lose something in the garden especially a tree. Hope the next one survives! I do like the Coral Pea – very unusual flowers.