The Garden of Time

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"The Garden of Time" by J. G. Ballard (1962) is a short story of speculative fiction. It is about an elegant couple living in a beautiful villa. They have a garden of crystal time flowers. When each flower is plucked, it melts and then disappears. When that happens, time reverses. A mob is coming towards them, and they use the flowers to hold back the mob as long as possible.
Subjects
- time travel
- garden
- royalty and wealth
- the present past and future
- revolution
- glowing crystal flowers