Big-hearted volunteers have helped to build a garden for an Edinburgh teenager living with cerebal palsy.

Due to her condition, Sharika Johnstone, 13, is unable to talk or walk unaided and it was not safe for her to take on the uneven ground and loose stones.

However Weel Child, a charity that transforms gardens and bedrooms for young people with exceptional health needs, stepped in to spend two days shaping a garden the family could enjoy.

The result is a safe space for Shakira that is wheelchair friendly with extra sensory elements just for her.

"The idea was to give her a nice level safe place, which she can access in her wheelchair or her walker," says Lee Trunks, head of the Helping Hands programme at WellChild.

"It will make a huge difference. Since she's been here she's been unable to get out in it at all."

Cerebral palsy is the name for a group of lifelong conditions that affect movement and coordination and can occur if a baby's brain does not develop normally while in the womb or is damaged during or soon after birth.

There is currently no cure for cerebral palsy but treatments are available to help people with the condition have a normal and independent a life as possible.

Shakira's new garden, says her mother, will be "life-changing" for her.

"It will help her live a much fuller life, I'm so grateful," says Tracey.

"She understands what I'm saying and she's been smiling watching what's getting on.

"She's going to be out in it all the time now."