Patent ID: 8104225

Claim:
A method of providing a plant package, comprising the steps of: providing a pot having an upper end, a lower end, an outer peripheral surface, an inner retaining space and a maximum diameter, and wherein a floral grouping is disposed within the pot; providing a decorative preformed sleeve initially having a flattened condition and comprising a body having a tapered shape, the decorative preformed sleeve having an upper end, a lower end, an outer peripheral surface, an inner peripheral surface, an inner diameter, and a pot containing portion, the decorative preformed sleeve having a bonding material disposed on at least a portion of the inner peripheral surface thereof, wherein the bonding material is selected from the group consisting of adhesive, cohesive, lacquer and heat sealable material, and wherein a maximum inner diameter of the decorative preformed sleeve exceeds the maximum diameter of the pot by at least about 10 percent; and disposing the pot within the pot containing portion of the decorative preformed sleeve whereby the upper end of the decorative preformed sleeve is positioned adjacent a lower portion of a floral grouping disposed within the pot such that the floral grouping is not enclosed by the sleeve, and wherein the decorative preformed sleeve is secured about the pot via the bonding material.