Floral grouping package

Abstract

A method for wrapping a wrapper about a floral grouping wherein the wrapper is a sleeve or sheet of material having a cinching tab or strip of bonding material, or both, and a detaching element such as perforations for detaching a portion of the sleeve or sheet of material. The floral grouping is placed on the sheet of material which is wrapped thereabout, or the floral grouping is disposed in the interior space of the sleeve. The wrapper may further comprise an additional strip of bonding material for bonding an informational card or label to the wrapper. After the wrapper is wrapped about the floral grouping, a portion of the wrapper may be removed by using the detaching element, thereby leaving a portion of the wrapper wrapped or bound about the floral grouping.

1 . A plant package comprising a floral grouping wrapped with a tubular sleeve, the plant package produced by the method comprising: 
 providing a floral grouping having an upper end and a stem portion;    providing a tubular sleeve having an upper end and a lower end and having: 
 an inner surface surrounding an interior space and having an outer surface,  
 a detaching element for detaching a portion of the tubular sleeve, and  
 a reservoir disposed within a lower portion of the tubular sleeve the reservoir separate from the material used to construct the lower portion of the tubular sleeve; and  
   placing the floral grouping into the interior space of the tubular sleeve.    
   
   
       2 . The plant package of  claim 1  wherein the tubular sleeve further comprises a flap extending from the tubular sleeve for enclosing at least one of the upper end and the lower end of the tubular sleeve.  
   
   
       3 . The plant package of  claim 1  wherein the tubular sleeve is provided by providing a pad of tubular sleeves, the pad having a top tubular sleeve and wherein each tubular sleeve is bondingly connected to a portion of an adjacent tubular sleeve for cooperating to connect the tubular sleeves into the pad.  
   
   
       4 . The plant package wherein the tubular sleeve has a closure element which is selected from the group consisting of a pressure sensitive adhesive or cohesive, a heat sensitive adhesive or cohesive, a cold seal adhesive or cohesive, a sonically sealable adhesive or cohesive, a vibratingly sealing adhesive or cohesive, a chemically sealing adhesive or cohesive, and combinations thereof.  
   
   
       5 . The plant package of  claim 1  wherein the reservoir of the tubular sleeve contains at least one of water, preservatives, nutrients, gels, foams, decorative materials, and combinations thereof.  
   
   
       6 . A plant package comprising a floral grouping wrapped with a tubular sleeve, the plant package produced by the method comprising: 
 providing a floral grouping having an upper end and a stem portion;    providing a tubular sleeve having an upper end and a lower end and comprising: 
 an outer surface and an inner surface surrounding an interior space,  
 a closure element comprising a bonding material for enclosing at least one of the upper end and the lower end of the tubular sleeve, and  
 a reservoir attached to the inner surface of the tubular sleeve;  
   placing the floral grouping into the interior space of the tubular sleeve; and    closing a portion of the tubular sleeve about the floral grouping by bonding portions of the closure element.    
   
   
       7 . The plant package of  claim 6  wherein the closure element of the tubular sleeve further comprises the bonding material disposed upon a portion of at least one of the outer surface and the inner surface of the tubular sleeve.  
   
   
       8 . The plant package of  claim 6  wherein the closure element of the tubular sleeve comprises a flap extending from the tubular sleeve for enclosing at least one of the upper end and the lower end of the tubular sleeve.  
   
   
       9 . The plant package of  claim 6  wherein the tubular sleeve is provided by providing a pad of tubular sleeves, the pad having a top tubular sleeve and wherein each tubular sleeve is bondingly connected to a portion of an adjacent tubular sleeve for cooperating to connect the tubular sleeves into the pad.  
   
   
       10 . The plant package of  claim 6  wherein the bonding material of the closure element of the tubular sleeve is selected from the group consisting of a pressure sensitive adhesive or cohesive, a heat sensitive adhesive or cohesive, a cold seal adhesive or cohesive, a sonically sealable adhesive or cohesive, a vibratingly sealing adhesive or cohesive, a chemically sealing adhesive or cohesive, and combinations thereof.  
   
   
       11 . The plant package of  claim 6  wherein the reservoir of the tubular sleeve contains at least one of water, preservatives, nutrients, gels, foams, decorative materials and combinations thereof.