THE H ST PLANT GUY

Easy Plants for Small Spaces

Reach Out

Native gardens, curb appeal, and low stress plants for small outdoor areas.

Your local plant lover. I help DC homeowners turn neglected outdoor spaces into something greener, cleaner, and easier to maintain, without overdesigned landscaping or high-maintenance gardens.

Illustration of a street lined with trees, a red streetcar, and buildings; text reads 'H St Plant Guy' and 'Native Plants, Curb Appeal, Wildlife Habitat'.

Services

Let’s Work Together!

Reach Out
A small garden bed outside a building with a large glass window. The garden has various plants and flowers, with some purple, green, and pink foliage, and umbrellas reflecting in the glass window. There is a bicycle rack and a curb in the background.
A garden bed with purple and green plants, some small blue flowers at the front, and a green wooden fence in the background.

Tree Box Overhauls

Yard & Garden Cleanups

A garden bed with small green plants and mulch, bordered by red bricks and paving stones, situated against a green wooden fence.

Small Garden Design and Installation

Close-up of a vibrant blue cornflower with slender petals and dark stamens, blurred green background.
Three potted flowering plants on a tiled patio with a grill and outdoor furniture in the background.

Native Plant Installation

Potted Plants for Porches, Parties, and Events

Purple flowering plant growing in a garden bed with dark mulch, with cars and trees in the background.

For Realtors: Curb Appeal Services

Why Work With Me?

Close-up of purple flowering plant with a blurred background of other plants and a rooftop with a fence.

  • Small yards, rowhomes, patios, awkward tree boxes. That’s my specialty.

  • Plants chosen to survive DC weather and not become a full-time hobby. Sometimes you just want to clean up once and not have to hire someone to maintain full-time all year.

  • I will always recommend plants and gardens that support birds, bees, butterflies, and the neighborhood ecosystem. In part, because these native plants are easier to maintain in our local climate.

  • A few good plants and a cleanup completely change a space. And I don’t mind getting my hands dirty.

Balcony filled with potted plants, flowers, and garden decorations, with HVAC units on the rooftop in the background, and a balcony floor mat.

Good Fit For People Who:

  • Want better curb appeal

  • Don’t know what to plant

  • Are tired of looking at weeds

  • Are jealous of the neighbor’s garden

  • Feel like they kill all plants, so it’s not worth trying

  • Don’t want to maintain a needy garden all year

  • Don’t want to hire someone to maintain a needy garden all year

  • Want a beautiful but more natural, lush look

  • Need their yard cleaned up before hosting or selling

See What I’ve Been Working On

And follow along @HStPlantGuy

The fundamental right to privacy (hedges)! It may be hotter than hell out, but we're searching, scouring, and scavenging for the exact right plants for our clients. Combed through four different outdoor plant nurseries and garden centers in 98-degre
It might be too hot to spend much time outside, but that doesn't mean your garden has to look bare. Here are several options that bloom in the summer months without much effort. #dcgarden #dcgardenscapes #summergarden #nativeplants #gardendesigner
As DC residents, we know that some views never get old. Happy 250th, America. May we never stop striving toward the ideals that have always challenged us to become a more perfect Union, and the work we need to do, big and small, to get there. 🇺?
Red, white, and blue, straight from my rooftop garden. Hope everyone has a safe holiday and gets a chance to spend some time outside today, despite the heat. Happy Fourth from the H St Plant Guy! #FourthOfJuly #IndependenceDay #HStreetDC #Washing
Some before and afters of a recent project off Maryland Ave NE in Capitol Hill. The client had a dry, mostly shaded area with a couple of hours of direct, beating sun in the midday. Preferences for low maintenance, color, and purple. 🟣🟪💜 Lots of
I know I missed it by a day, but happy pride from my garden to yours. 🌈❤️ And happy pride from me and my husband, married in September! This is a proudly queer-owned business.❤️ #QueerOwnedBusiness #WashingtonDC #gardendesigner #DCSmallBusiness #P
Hey, neighbors! 👋🌿 I'm Dylan, the H St Plant Guy. I help people transform tree boxes, patios, porches, and small yards into beautiful outdoor spaces that are easy to maintain and built for DC. I've been gardening and overhauling neglected spaces
Colorful flowers and green plants grow in three long rectangular brick planters placed on a concrete border in a garden area. A green wooden fence is visible in the background.
A backyard scene with a brick and gravel pathway leading to a patio area, surrounded by green plants and bushes, with a green fence on the right side and a staircase at the back.