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Laura Rumpf bent into the herb garden to rub a fuzzy sage leaf.

Rumpf, a horticultural therapist, points out fragrant spearmint, chives, chamomile and thyme, then pops an orange nasturtium flower in her mouth.

“It’s really the plants that are the therapists,” said Rumpf, who helped conceive of the garden and is a garden consultant there.

Rumpf has worked with many clients who use wheelchairs or walkers and struggle to get outside.

“So I bring the garden in,” said Rumpf, who now lives in Maine but often visits Seattle.