Here is a pic of a dio i am making for the Normandy campaign,more can be seen
here.
I had a few questions as to what i used for the grass and shrubs.First the dio:

The grass came from a plant centre under the dried flower section (cost about 2euros) and looked as it does below.I simply found fine pieces from the strand,cut it to the desired length,added white glue to the areas i wanted grass and applied it with tweezers.I then let this dry and dry brushed with various greens and browns.

The shrubs were taken from the next door neigbours front door


A shrub that has been taken out:

For the flowers,i used some smaller pieces off of the shrubs and simply painted the bulbs in yellow and red colours.
Anyways,i wanted to do something small and that didn't cost too much.I hope this has answered a few questions and maybe given a tip to someone who is thinking about doing something similar.
Cheers guys,Shay