Patent ID: 7836665

Claim:
A method of packaging a plurality of preformed flower pot covers, each preformed flower pot cover formed from a flexible sheet of material which is formed into a size and shape to receive a flower pot, the preformed flower pot cover having a base with a closed lower end and an open upper end with an object opening extending therethrough for receiving the flower pot and further having a decorative skirt extending angularly upwardly and outwardly from the upper end of the base, the method comprising: providing a portable platform having at least one preformed flower pot cover receiving recess adapted to receive at least a portion of the base of a preformed flower pot cover, the portable platform having an angularly disposed upper surface extending about the at least one preformed flower pot cover receiving recess so that at least a portion of the decorative skirt of the preformed flower pot cover extends above and is supported by the angularly disposed upper surface when the base of the preformed flower pot cover is positioned within the at least one preformed flower pot cover receiving recess; forming at least one stack of preformed flower pot covers such that the preformed flower pot covers of the at least one stack are nested within one another; and supporting the at least one stack of preformed flower pot covers within the at least one preformed flower pot cover receiving recess so that the decorative skirt of the preformed flower pot covers is positioned on and supported by the angularly disposed upper surface of the portable platform extending about the at least one preformed flower pot cover receiving recess.