Patent ID: 8726569

Claim:
A method of covering a pot or floral grouping, comprising: opening a preformed floral sleeve from a flattened condition to an opened condition to expose an interior space of a body thereof, the preformed floral sleeve comprising: a body having an upper end, a closed lower end, and a sidewall comprising an outer peripheral surface and an inner peripheral surface, wherein the inner peripheral surface surrounds an interior space when the preformed floral sleeve is in an opened condition, wherein the body is tapered from the upper end to the closed lower end thereof, the sidewall comprising a first panel and a second panel that are connected to one another along at least two side edges, the body having a tubular shape in the opened condition of the preformed floral sleeve, and the first and second panels being positioned flatwise upon each other in the flattened condition of the preformed floral sleeve; and an insert or extension bondingly attached to at least a portion of at least one of the first and second panels, thereby attaching the insert or extension to at least a portion of the inner peripheral surface of the body of the preformed floral sleeve, the insert or extension having a lower end and an upper end, wherein at least a portion of the lower end of the insert or extension is disposed below the upper end of the body of the preformed floral sleeve and substantially above the lower end of the body of the preformed floral sleeve, the insert or extension comprising a facing portion that is superposed upon the portion of the inner peripheral surface of the body of the preformed floral sleeve wherein the insert or extension is bondingly attached along only a portion of the facing portion and whereby a majority of the facing portion is left unattached to the inner peripheral surface of the body of the preformed floral sleeve, and wherein the upper end of the body of the preformed floral sleeve is unattached to the insert or extension; and disposing a pot or floral grouping into at least a portion of the interior space of the body of the preformed floral sleeve, wherein at least a portion of the insert or extension is visible when the pot or floral grouping is disposed into the preformed floral sleeve, and wherein the preformed floral sleeve has an appearance of being constructed of at least two separate, unconnected materials.