Patent ID: 8533994

Claim:
A method for wrapping a floral grouping, the method comprising the steps of: disposing at least a portion of a stem end of a floral grouping through an upper end of a wrapper and wrapping a portion of the wrapper about a portion of the stem end of the floral grouping to provide a wrapped floral grouping, whereby at least a portion of the stem end of the floral grouping is encompassed by the wrapper, and wherein at least a portion of the floral grouping is disposed within a floral grouping retaining space of the wrapper that extends between the upper end and a lower end of the wrapper; and disposing the wrapped floral grouping in a receiving space of a preformed sleeve, the preformed sleeve being tapered outwardly from a lower end towards a larger diameter at an upper end thereof, and whereby at least a portion of the preformed sleeve frictionally engages a portion of the wrapper and secures the wrapper in a stable position about at least a portion of the floral grouping.