Method for growing botanical items and providing a decorative cover for same

#The present invention relates generally to a method for growing plants or flowers and, more particularly, but not by way of limitation, to a method for growing plants or flowers wherein (a liner is placed in a container and the flowers or plants are grown in the liner and the liner subsequently is removed from the container and placed in a decorative cover or where a decorative cover is placed in the container and the flower or plant is grown in the decorative cover which then is removed from the container or wherein the flower or plant is grown in the decorative cover without the necessity of the container.

#FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a container with a liner disposed therein and with growing medium and showing diagrammatically a botanical growing in the growing medium.

#FIG. 2 is an elevational view of a liner constructed in accordance with the present invention and disposed in the container shown in FIG. 1.

#FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the liner of FIG. 2.

#In growing plants or flowers, it is common to place a growing medium such as earth in a container and then plant a growing agent in the growing medium. The plants or flowers then are grown in the container. After the plants or flowers have grown to a desired extent, a decorative cover then is commonly placed about the container and the container with the plants or flowers disposed therein and the decorative cover disposed thereon then is commonly sold to the customer. This process, results in the sale of the plant container and new containers then must be utilized for growing additional plants and flowers. The present invention particularly is directed to systems for growing plants or flowers where the containers may be reutilized or, in one embodiment, a system where a container is not required thereby eliminating the cost involved in using containers.

#Shown in FIG. 1 and designated therein by a reference numeral 10 is a container of the type commonly referred to as a flower pot for example. The container 10 has an upper end 12 and a lower end 14. An opening 16 is formed through the upper end 12 of the container 10 with the opening 16 providing access to a container retaining space 18 formed in the container 10. The container 10 has an interior surface 20 surrounding a substantial portion of the container retaining space 18. The container 10 also has an exterior surface 22.

#The lower end 14 of the container 10 is closed to form a bottom 24 of the container 10. A hole 26 is formed through the bottom 24 of the container 10. One hole 26 is shown in FIG. 1 by way of example, although a series of holes also could be included or formed through the bottom 24 of the container 10 if desired in a particular application. The hole 26 or holes provides a way for fluids to drain from the container retaining space 18.