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Weed Swap

This spring, Salt Lake County is inviting residents to replace harmful noxious weeds with beautiful native pollinator plants.

If you have in your yard one or more of the noxious weeds listed, you may qualify to receive up to 50 FREE native pollinator plants* to help transform your landscape.

Native plants support bees, butterflies, and other pollinators—while creating a healthier, more vibrant yard for you.

*Free plants are contingent on you removing at least one type of noxious weed listed here.

Steps to Participate

To complete these steps, keep this page open on your computer and use a mobile device (phone or tablet) to download the app and scan the QR code below.

1. By April 3: Complete the survey

Download the ArcGIS Survey123 app on your mobile device:

Microsoft
Apple
Google Play

Open the app and select "Continue without signing in"
In the app, tap the QR code icon and scan the code below to access the survey


QR code for plant exchange survey; scan using ArcGIS Survey123 app on mobile device

If you can't download the app, email SFitch@saltlakecounty.gov to participate.


2. By May 1: Remove weeds and upload photos

Remove at least one eligible noxious weed using best management practices
Upload photos of the area after removal (you'll get the link after completing the survey)

3. By May 16 or May 23: Pick up your plants

After your photos are reviewed, you'll receive an email with pickup details
Pick up your FREE native plants

Common St. Johnswort (Hypericum perforatum)

Common St. John's wort with small yellow flowers and oval green leaves

Dame's Rocket (Hesperis matronalis)

Dame's rocket with clusters of purple flowers on tall stems

Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata)

Garlic mustard with small white four-petal flowers and green leaves

Giant Reed (Arundo donax)

Giant reed with tall bamboo-like stalks and long narrow leaves

Japanese Knotweed (Polygonum cuspidatum)

Japanese knotweed with broad leaves and clusters of small white flowers

Oxeye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare)

Oxeye daisy with white petals and yellow center

Yellow Toadflax (Linaria vulgaris)

Yellow toadflax with bright yellow snapdragon-like flowers

Native pollinator plants you can receive as part of the weed swap when you remove one or more of the noxious weeds listed above:

  • Blanket flower (Gaillardia aristata)
  • Blue grama grass (Bouteloua gracilis)
  • Clustered field sedge (Carex praegracilis)
  • Fernbush (Chamaebatiaria millefolium)
  • Firecracker penstmeon (Penstemon eatonii)
  • Goldenrod (Solidago velutina)
  • Prairie coneflower (Ratibida columnifera)
  • Showy fleabane (Erigeron speciosus)
  • Showy goldeneye (Heliomeris multiflora)
  • Spearleaf rabbitbrush (Lorandersonia linifolia)
  • Sticky purple hardy geranium (Geranium viscosissimum)
  • Swamp milkweed (Asclepia incarnata)