I would agree with PlastickJunkie. Below is one of my other interests, 1/6 scale soldiers. The Marine on the left is said to be Chesty Puller (but its really the actor who played him in "The Pacific" TV series). You can see in the background how I made some scenery props with crafty-type foliage, although I think this stuff was specifically palm branches that some churches give away on Palm Sunday.
Michaels craft store has a lot of stuff to choose from. Some of it is actual plant life, dried or othewise preserved. Some of it is plastic, which looks like, well, plastic--but you can spray it with a coat of Dull-cote or something similar to minimize the plasticity of it's appearance.
Alas, you probably will have to plant your plants one by one by one by one by one by. . .
Good luck, and good gardening.