I dreamt I was in a park near my childhood home and a medium sized plant (small tree) caught fire and I tried putting it out by covering it with sand. However it just grew bigger and even though at this point the entire plant was covered in sand, the tree was still burning underneath and the flames kept popping up in cracks in the sand.
This dream may symbolize a situation or emotion from your past that you've tried to suppress or hide, akin to how you attempted to cover the fire with sand. The park near your childhood home suggests a connection to your upbringing or unresolved issues from your youth. The plant catching fire represents something that you feel is out of control in your life, despite your efforts to manage it. The flames popping through the cracks indicate that some issues are too deep-rooted to be easily extinguished, suggesting a need to confront and address these underlying challenges instead of merely attempting to obscure them.