Bee-friendly plants like lavender will be planted in Monmouthshire in a bid to boost declining numbers
Wildflowers are to be planted in Monmouthshire to increase pollination and help reduce the decline of bees.
Some grassed areas such as roadside verges and cemeteries will also be cut less often to allow existing plants to set seeds.
Monmouthshire council said the policy would benefit the environment and save the authority £34,000.
The project is part of the Welsh government's action plan for pollinators.
A National Ecosystem Assessment Survey of 2011 found that pollinators such as bees and butterflies have been declining for 30 years.
It warned that without changes to cultivation and planting practices the situation will not improve.
Last year the Welsh government launched a plan to boost existing habitats and create new ones to slow the decline of bees and butterflies.
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