It started life as a bit of a weed itself.
Take one above, after I lost patience with it.
Take two. Yuk.
Looks more like a fennel bulb than a tuft of cartoon grass.
So some research on plastic toy animals and their grassy surrounds.......
... then take three! By jove I think you've got it!
You may spy the plastic animal inspiration in the background.
This is the model ready for casting in plaster, then I need to make an inner 'well' and cast the stand.
I will explain later.