Decorative assembly for a floral grouping

A decorative assembly comprising:

• a floral grouping having a bloom end and a stem end;
• a floral holding material having an upper end, a lower end and an outer peripheral surface, the floral holding material being constructed of a material capable of receiving a portion of the floral grouping and supporting the floral grouping without any pot means, the stem end of the floral grouping being disposed in the floral holding material and the floral holding material supporting the floral grouping with a portion of the floral grouping near the bloom end thereof extending a distance upwardly beyond the upper end of the floral holding material;
• a sheet of material having an upper surface, a lower surface and an outer periphery, the upper surface of the sheet of material being disposed adjacent a portion of the outer peripheral surface of the floral holding material and the sheet of material extending about a portion of the outer peripheral surface of the floral holding material, the sheet of material extending about the outer peripheral surface of the floral holding material and leaving uncovered a portion of the floral holding material near the upper end thereof uncovered whereby the floral grouping extends upwardly beyond the upper end of the floral holding material and above the sheet of material;
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• means for forming a crimped portion in the sheet of material with the crimped portion cooperating to hold the sheet of material in the position extended about the floral holding material to provide a decorative covering, the crimped portion being formed in the sheet of material near the upper end of the floral holding material and the crimped portion engaging a portion of the floral holding material for cooperating to hold the sheet of material in the position extended about the floral holding material to provide a decorative covering.

A method for providing a decorative covering comprising:

• providing a floral grouping having a bloom end and a stem end;
• providing a floral holding material having an upper end, a lower end and an outer peripheral surface, the floral holding material being constructed of a material capable of receiving a portion of the floral grouping and supporting the floral grouping without any pot means;
• providing a sheet of material having an upper surface, a lower surface and an outer periphery;
• disposing the stem end of the floral grouping in the floral holding material;
• disposing the upper surface of the sheet of material near the outer peripheral surface of the floral holding material and extending the sheet of material about at least a portion of the outer peripheral surface of the floral holding material while leaving at least a portion of the upper end of the floral holding material uncovered, the upper surface of the sheet of material being disposed adjacent the outer peripheral surface of the floral holding material;
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• crimping a portion of the sheet of material to form a crimped portion in the sheet of material with the crimped portion cooperating to hold the sheet of material in the position extended about the floral holding material to provide the decorative covering.

A method for providing a decorative covering, comprising:

• providing a floral grouping having a bloom end and a stem end;
• providing a floral holding material having an upper end, a lower end and an outer peripheral surface, the floral holding material being constructed of a material capable of receiving a portion of the floral grouping and supporting the floral grouping without any pot means, the stem end of the floral grouping being disposed in the floral holding material and the floral holding material supporting the floral grouping with a portion of the floral grouping near the bloom end thereof extending a distance upwardly beyond the upper end of the floral holding material;
• providing a sheet of material having an upper surface, a lower surface and an outer periphery;
• disposing the stem end of the floral grouping in the floral holding material;
• extending the sheet of material about the floral holding material with the upper surface of the sheet of material being disposed adjacent the outer peripheral surface of the floral holding material and the sheet of material covering a substantial portion of the outer peripheral surface of the floral holding material leaving a portion of the floral holding material near the upper end thereof uncovered whereby the floral grouping extends above the floral holding material and above the sheet of material a distance above the upper end of the floral holding material;
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• forming a crimped portion in the sheet of material near the upper end of the floral holding material with the crimped portion being engagable with a portion of the floral holding material for cooperating to hold the sheet of material in the position extended about the floral holding material to provide the decorative covering.

A method for providing a decorative covering comprising:

• providing a floral holding material having an upper end, a lower end and an outer peripheral surface, the floral holding material being constructed of a material capable of receiving a portion of a floral grouping and supporting the floral grouping without any pot means, the floral grouping extending a distance from the upper end of the floral holding material;
• providing a sheet of material having an upper surface, a lower surface and an outer periphery;
• extending the sheet of material about at least a portion of the outer peripheral surface of the floral holding material while leaving at least a portion of the upper end of the floral holding material uncovered, the upper surface of the sheet of material being disposed adjacent the outer peripheral surface of the floral holding material;
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• crimping automatically a portion of the sheet of material to form a crimped portion in the sheet of material with the crimped portion cooperating to hold the sheet of material in the position extended about the floral holding material to provide the decorative covering.