Hi there,
I have recently moved into a house with a front and back garden. I have never had a garden before so am hunting down some advice.
First of all, I have a low shrub at the front of the house. The shrub however does it run the full length. There is a gap at the end of the shrubs. I think something has gone wrong when the previous owners had planted it.
The picture shows what I mean:
To the right of the picture are the shrubs (with dark green leaves) that run along for about 3 metres or so. Then there is the gap on the left side of the picture - the area under the plant with the lighter green leaves.
My question is, how can "extend" the shrub so that it fills the gap? Can I purchase more shrub plants and just plant them where the gap is?
I also have no idea what species the shrub is. I have taken a close-up picture hoping that somebody might be able to identify it. I want to know the species in case I need to buy some more and also I would like to know how tall the shrub will grow.
The close-up picture of the shrub leaves:
Another unrelated question I have is that I have a lot of this straw-like stuff growing in various parts of the garden. Can someone enlighten me as to what this is?
Picture:
Any advice or pointers would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Twigg