• Brushy landscape plants attract butterflies and other pollinators to the garden.butterfly image by palms from Fotolia.com
  
  Brushy landscape plants attract wildlife to the garden. Butterflies, bees, and pollinating insects are attracted to the flowers. Nesting birds live in thickets created by brushy landscape plants. In the fall, fruits and berries attract birds and small animals. A variety of brushy plants are available ranging moderately formal looking to wild in appearance. Brushy landscape plants add a natural-looking element to the garden that can be used to create a wild area or added to a formal landscape to provide contrast.
  
  

Butterfly Bush

• Butterfly bush has elongated flower stalks.butterfly bush image by palms from Fotolia.com
  
  The butterfly bush, (Buddleja davidii), has long, purple flowers that bloom for four to six weeks in the summer attracting butterflies to the garden. Butterfly bush enjoys a position in full sun where the soil is sandy with good drainage. Mature plants grow 10 feet tall and spread 4 to 6 feet wide. Heavy pruning in the spring will keep this wild looking, brushy garden shrub neat and contained throughout the growing season.
  
  

Sea Buckthorn

• Sea buckthorn has bright orange berries that cluster along the trunk.sea-buckthorn image by MoonKeeper from Fotolia.com
  
  Sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides), grows in maritime climates where the air is salty. It is found in wild areas as well as cultivated gardens and landscapes. The foliage is soft and silver-green in color. In the fall, bright, orange berries form along the stem. Sea buckthorn thrives in light, sandy soil and full sun. It is tolerant of windy areas, making the sea buckthorn suitable as a windbreak. Mature plants grow 20 feet tall with a 20 foot spread.
  
  

Black Elder

• Black elder produces tiny edible berries in the fallElder-berry image by nata_rass from Fotolia.com
  
  Black elder (Sambucus nigra) is a multi-stemed, deciduous shrub growing 8 to 20 feet tall and about as wide. The dark green leaves cover the plant giving it a dense, thicket like appearance. In the summer, umbrella-shaped clusters of tiny white flowers bloom, attracting bees and other pollinating insects. Black, edible berries form in the fall, attracting birds and other wildlife to the garden. Black elder thrives in rich, damp soil and full sun or light shade.
  
  

WIld Rose

• Wild rose hips cover this brushy landscape plant in the fall.Hagebutten a€" Rosa Canina image by Marem from Fotolia.com
  
  Wild rose (Rosa canina) has rambling canes that are covered in sharp thorns. Ideal for an informal hedge, the wild rose creates a dense barrier. Small pink or creamy white flowers bloom in the summer. The flowers have a simple, open, five-petal formation. In the fall, the plant is covered with bright red rose hips that attract birds. Wild rose grows in light clay or loamy soil and full sun. Individual plants grow 12 feet tall and about 10 feet wide.
  
  

Plumbago

• Plumbago has small purple flowers and deep green leaves.Ceratostigma plumbaginoides flowers closeup, isloated on white image by Tamara Kulikova from Fotolia.com
  
  Plumbago (Ceratostigma plumbaginoides), is a perennial that grows 6 to 10 inches tall. The straight stems grow from a rhizome-like root system that spreads to create a low-growing, dense, ground cover. The dark green leaves are accented with purple flowers during the spring and summer. In the fall, the leaves turn bronze color. Plumbago, also known as leadwort, can tolerate a wide range of soil as long as there is good drainage. Full morning sun with light afternoon shade is preferred.