Plant package having a decorative covering

Abstract

A plant package includes a flower pot containing a floral grouping and a flexible sleeve which may be provided with detaching elements at preselected areas. The sleeve may be secured about the flower pot by a banding element when the flower pot is positioned within the sleeve. When the sleeve is positioned about the flower pot, a decorative lower portion of the sleeve contains the flower pot, and a skirt portion of the sleeve is disposed about a lower portion of the floral grouping contained within the flower pot.

1 . A method for covering for a pot, comprising the steps of:
 providing a pot having an upper rim, a lower end, an outer peripheral surface, and a shape;   providing a flexible sleeve having an upper portion, a lower portion, and an extension, the lower portion comprising a base portion and a decorative skirt portion, and the flexible sleeve having at least one detaching element wherein the upper portion is detachable from the lower portion via the at least one detaching element, wherein the at least one detaching element is selected from the group consisting of perforations, tear strips, zippers and combinations thereof; and   disposing the pot within the base portion of the lower portion of the flexible sleeve whereby the base portion of the lower portion of the sleeve surrounds the outer peripheral surface of the pot and the decorative skirt portion extends a distance from the pot.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein, in the step of providing a flexible sleeve, the flexible sleeve is further defined as having a first end, a second end, an outer periphery which forms an outer surface, the flexible sleeve having an opening which intersects the first end and extends to a bottom forming an inner surface defined by an inner periphery which forms a retaining space. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1  wherein, in the step of providing a flexible sleeve, the at least one detaching element comprising perforations, and the perforations further comprise both vertical perforations and circumferential perforations. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1  wherein, in the step of providing a flexible sleeve, the flexible sleeve is constructed from a material selected from the group consisting of untreated paper, treated paper, foil, polymeric film, fabric, burlap, cloth, and any combination thereof. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the flexible sleeve is constructed of a plurality of layers of material. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the plurality of layers of material are the same. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the plurality of layers of material are different. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein at least a portion of the plurality of layers are connected together. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein at least a portion of the plurality of layers are laminated together. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the plurality of layers are separate, unconnected layers. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1  wherein, in the step of providing a flexible sleeve, the extension has at least one aperture. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1  wherein, in the step of providing a flexible sleeve, the flexible sleeve further comprises at least one of a ribbon and a bow. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 1  wherein, in the step of providing a flexible sleeve, the upper portion of the flexible sleeve is sized to surround and encompass at least a portion of a floral grouping disposed within the pot. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 1  wherein, in the step of providing a flexible sleeve, the base portion of the flexible sleeve has a closed bottom. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 1  wherein, in the step of providing a flexible sleeve, the flexible sleeve further comprises a bonding material disposed on at least a portion thereof for securing the flexible sleeve about the pot. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the bonding material is selected from the group consisting of adhesive, cohesive, ties, labels, bands, ribbons, strings, tapes, heat shrinkable materials, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 1  wherein, in the step of providing a flexible sleeve, the flexible sleeve is adapted to be supported from a support assembly.