can anyone definitively name this outdoor plant?

[thisparentinggig]

There are still uncertainties in this household!

Looks like skimmia - new leaves seem a bit yellow but that can happen if the soil isn't right (I think skimmia likes it slightly acidic). What are the bricks for?!

The bricks have been in that location for a while and I decided to leave them there as they show the scale of the plant for the photo.