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Gardens have always been seen as places stimulating well-being and pleasure. This feature emerges from the dynamics of these peculiar ecosystems. In the present paper these dynamics are analyzed in the framework of recent approaches to self-organization. The role of the different components of a garden is examined.
coherence, ecosystems, gardens, living systems, water
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