To mitigate the fear of food insecurity, boredom, and anxiety, many Filipinos have resorted to backyard and community gardening during the COVID-19 crisis. This study was conducted to investigate the association of gardening engagement with Peace of Mind (PoM). It also examined if there was a significant difference in PoM among gardeners engaged in different types of gardening, namely indoor, outdoor, both indoor and outdoor, and not engaged in gardening at all. A cross-sectional, predictive study was conducted using an online survey. Hierarchical multiple regression revealed that gardening engagement significantly and positively predicted PoM; significant positive association was also found between age and PoM. One-way ANOVA showed a significant difference in PoM among respondents who were engaged in different types of gardening. Outdoor gardening showed the highest score in PoM while those who were not engaged in any type of gardening scored the least.
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