Abstract

Covid 19 period is one of the pathetic situation which faced by the whole people around the world. Still we have the risk of this coronavirus. Lockdown was the longest period of quiet in recorded human history. When it comes to gardening it has always been touted as a relaxing recreational activity that can provide great personal rewards. During this time, many people worked at home and students learned at home, gardening can be a positive family inclusive activity to adopt. What is the nature of home gardening during the covid 19 periods is the research problem. Main objective was to study the impact that happened to the Sri Lankan livelihood because of the home garden concept during the coronavirus period. The researcher used 150 houses from the Hikkaduwa Grama Niladari section as the sample of the study and it used Random sampling method for the study. This study was taken by 53% female and 47% by male population. Among them most of them were engaging with home garden because of pandemic situation. With the curfew they started to grow plants and vegetables in the home gardens. There were many benefits with home garden, Economic Benefits, Make health a priority, Live the fresh is best lifestyle, Enjoyment, Environmental Impact, Control, Easy Access.