The transformation of an old English garden - in pictures

Before

The Old English Garden in Battersea Park is Thrive’s largest London gardening project. Photograph: Paula Beetlestone

After

The garden is being developed by a team of trainee gardeners living with physical disabilities or mental ill health. Photograph: Paula Beetlestone

Before

The project is part of Thrive's Working It Out programme, which aims to transform the lives of unemployed disabled people. Photograph: Paula Beetlestone

After

Trainee gardeners will attend the programme for up to two years. Over 60% will go on to gain a vocational qualification and hopefully find paid employment in the horticulture sector, where there are currently skills shortages. Photograph: Paula Beetlestone

Before

The new planting design has been created by Sarah Price, a Chelsea flower show medal winner who worked as a gardener at Hampton Court Palace and is one of the team responsible for The 2012 Garden at the Olympic Park. Photograph: Paula Beetlestone

After

Price hopes that the Old English Garden will become a hub for the local community. Photograph: Paula Beetlestone

Before

For Jo Malone Limited, this is the first in a series of projects to regenerate and improve green spaces. Photograph: Paula Beetlestone

After

Jo Malone Limited employees have been volunteering at the garden alongside the Thrive trainees. Photograph: Paula Beetlestone

Before

This week more than 500 additional plants were delivered, many of them taller specimens that are already in flower. Photograph: Paula Beetlestone

After

There will be a summer garden party when the transformation is complete. Photograph: Paula Beetlestone

The garden features many of the scented flowers and plants that appear in Jo Malone Limited's fragrances, such as jasmine, rose and lavender. Photograph: Paula Beetlestone

More of the flowers now blooming in the garden. Photograph: Paula Beetlestone

A close-up of an individual flower. Photograph: Jeff Leyshon/Paula Beetlestone

Another close-up. Photograph: Paula Beetlestone

Another close-up. Photograph: Jeff Leyshon/Jeff Leyshon

Another close-up. Photograph: Jeff Leyshon