Patent ID: 7984588

Claim:
A method for wrapping a pot having a floral grouping supported therein, the method comprising the steps of: providing a pot having a lower end, an outer peripheral surface and a floral grouping supported therein; providing a decorative cover capable of being disposed about at least a portion of an outer peripheral surface of the pot; disposing the decorative cover about at least a portion of the outer peripheral surface of the pot; providing a tubular sleeve having an open lower end, an open upper end and a pot receiving space extending therebetween, the tubular sleeve having a detaching element provided therein for defining a detachable upper portion and a band formed by the lower portion when the detachable upper portion is detached; disposing the pot having the decorative cover disposed thereabout into the pot receiving space of the tubular sleeve such that the open lower end of the tubular sleeve is disposed substantially above the lower end of the pot, whereby the decorative cover is secured in a stable position about at least a portion of the outer peripheral surface of the pot by the band formed from the lower portion of the tubular sleeve when the upper portion thereof is detached from the lower portion, and wherein the band covers only a portion of the outer peripheral surface of the pot.