[tudou]

We had a big row of lilandii at the back of our garden when we moved in. Needless to say they were quickly disposed of.

Growing from underneath one was this bush. No idea what it is - it looks like it's recovering from being trapped under those trees for years but the shape is still a little odd.

Pic 1

Pic 2

[JayG]

My guess is Laurel (as in hedge, not as in bay.) 

[arugula]

I was just about to say something very similar.

[Hey Jude]

It reminds me of a camellia......but I'm not big on shrubs 

[Paul Plots]

Camelia was my thoughts seeing picture 1.

Picture 2 does look laurel like but I'm going with camelia. 

I wouldn't be at all surprised (with a bit of light and some soluble ericaceous plant food ) if it doesn't give you some nice red or pink blooms next spring.

Give it a chance - it could be a nice plant. 

[fatcat1955]

I'll go with Camelia

[JayG]

Didn't think camellia had serrated leaf edges but they do!

Not sure now; perhaps tudou knows whether it has flowered or not?   

[arugula]

Wrong again, eh?   We must have seen the same gardens as I didn't think camelia had serrated edges either.

[Yorkie]

I'd agree with camellia, it should be fairly happy as the soil is likely to be relatively acid after years of conifer leaves coming down.

[DD.]

It's identical to our camelia, down to the serrated leaves.

[tudou]

Wow thanks for all the replies. In answer, no it has not flowered since we've been here. Its only been freed from the lillandii recently so I'm hoping it will get better by next year.

Looking at camellia, it does look very similar but minus the nice flowers. Ill upload an updated pic if anything happens

[sion01]

I'll be awkward and go for some sort of elaeagnus

[sion01]

On further thought i'll agree with the others and go for camellia

[totalnovice]

I'm with the camellia group (even if i can't spell it right!!) the newly emerging leaves and the overall shape of the bush and the glossyness of the leaf is a give away i think.

[Paul Plots]

Wow thanks for all the replies. In answer, no it has not flowered since we've been here. Its only been freed from the lillandii recently so I'm hoping it will get better by next year.

Looking at camellia, it does look very similar but minus the nice flowers. Ill upload an updated pic if anything happens

We could have bets on what colour it could be. 

It looks like the red one in my mum's front garden although it could be a pink. Hopefully not white as they tend to be a bit sickly.