Floral container having a water-impermeable external layer

A method for providing a decorative assembly, comprising the steps of:

• providing a container comprising:
• a porous self-supporting holding material having an upper end, a lower end, and an outer peripheral surface extending between the upper end and the lower end, the holding material constructed of a material for receiving a portion of a floral grouping and supporting the floral grouping without a pot means, and
• an external surface layer covering the lower end and outer peripheral surface of the holding material and integral thereto, the external surface layer having the property of being substantially impermeable to an irrigant introduced into the porous self-supporting holding material, the external surface layer serving to retain the irrigant within the holding material;
• providing a floral grouping having a bloom end and a stem end;
• 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 holding material and the 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 holding material;
• disposing the sheet of material about the external surface layer of the container to form a decorative cover, the upper surface of the sheet of material being disposed adjacent a portion of the external surface layer of the container and the sheet of material extending about a portion of the external surface layer of the container and leaving uncovered a portion of the holding material near the upper end thereof, the floral grouping extending upwardly beyond the upper end of the holding material;
• and
• forming a crimped portion in the sheet of material by disposing a band about a portion of the sheet of material for pulling the sheet of material inwardly toward a central portion of the holding material with the crimped portion cooperating to hold the sheet of material in the position extended about the container.

A method for providing a decorative assembly, comprising the steps of:

• providing a container comprising:
• a porous self-supporting holding material having an upper end, a lower end, and an outer peripheral surface extending between the upper end and the lower end, the holding material constructed of a material for receiving a portion of a floral grouping and supporting the floral grouping without a pot means and the holding means comprising support means disposed therein for additional support and reinforcement to the holding material, and
• an external surface layer covering the lower end and outer peripheral surface of the holding material and integral thereto, the external surface layer having the property of being substantially impermeable to an irrigant introduced into the porous self-supporting holding material, the external surface layer serving to retain the irrigant within the holding material;
• providing a floral grouping having a bloom end and a stem end;
• 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 holding material and the 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 holding material;
• and
• disposing the sheet of material about the external surface layer of the container to form a decorative cover, the upper surface of the sheet of material being disposed adjacent a portion of the external surface layer of the container and the sheet of material extending about a portion of the external surface layer of the container and leaving uncovered a portion of the holding material near the upper end thereof, the floral grouping extending upwardly beyond the upper end of the holding material.

A method for providing a decorative assembly, comprising the steps of:

• providing a container comprising:
• a porous self-supporting holding material having an upper end, a lower end, and an outer peripheral surface extending between the upper end and the lower end, the holding material constructed of a material for receiving a portion of a floral grouping and supporting the floral grouping without a pot means,
• an external surface layer covering the lower end and outer peripheral surface of the holding material and integral thereto, the external surface layer having the property of being substantially impermeable to an irrigant introduced into the porous self-supporting holding material, the external surface layer serving to retain the irrigant within the holding material, and
• a floral grouping having a bloom end and a stem end, the stem end of the floral grouping disposed in the holding material and the 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 holding material;
• providing a sheet of material having an upper surface, a lower surface and an outer periphery;
• and
• forming the sheet of material about the external surface layer of the container to conform to at least a portion of the external surface layer of the container to form a decorative cover about the container, the upper surface of the sheet of material being disposed adjacent a portion of the external surface layer of the container, the sheet of material extending about the external surface layer of the container, the bloom end of the floral grouping extending upwardly beyond the upper end of the holding material.

A method for providing a decorative assembly, comprising the steps of:

• providing a container comprising:
• a porous self-supporting holding material having an upper end, a lower end, and an outer peripheral surface extending between the upper end and the lower end, the holding material constructed of a material for receiving a portion of a floral grouping and supporting the floral grouping without a pot means,
• an external surface layer covering the lower end and outer peripheral surface of the holding material and integral thereto, the external surface layer having the property of being substantially impermeable to an irrigant introduced into the porous self-supporting holding material, the external surface layer serving to retain the irrigant within the holding material, and
• a floral grouping having a bloom end and a stem end, the stem end of the floral grouping disposed in the holding material and the 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 holding material;
• providing a sheet of material having an upper surface, a lower surface and an outer periphery;
• disposing the sheet of material about the external surface layer of the container to form a decorative cover, the upper surface of the sheet of material being disposed adjacent a portion of the external surface layer of the container, the sheet of material extending about the external surface layer of the container, the bloom end of the floral grouping extending upwardly beyond the upper end of the holding material;
• and forming a crimped portion above the upper end of the holding material, with at least portions of the crimped portion extending inwardly toward a central portion of the holding material and the crimped portion further comprising at least some portions which extend circumferentially about the upper end of the holding material with the crimped portion cooperating to hold the sheet of material in the position extended about the container.

A method for providing a decorative assembly, comprising the steps of:

• providing a container comprising:
• a porous self-supporting holding material having an upper end, a lower end, and an outer peripheral surface extending between the upper end and the lower end, the holding material constructed of a material for receiving a portion of a floral grouping and supporting the floral grouping without a pot means,
• an external surface layer covering the lower end and outer peripheral surface of the holding material and integral thereto, the external surface layer having the property of being substantially impermeable to an irrigant introduced into the porous self-supporting holding material, the external surface layer serving to retain the irrigant within the holding material, and
• a floral grouping having a bloom end and a stem end, the stem end of the floral grouping disposed in the holding material and the 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 holding material;
• providing a sheet of material having an upper surface, a lower surface and an outer periphery;
• disposing the sheet of material about the external surface layer of the container to form a decorative cover, the upper surface of the sheet of material being disposed adjacent a portion of the external surface layer of the container, the sheet of material extending about the external surface layer of the container, the bloom end of the floral grouping extending upwardly beyond the upper end of the holding material;
• and forming a crimped portion in the sheet of material by disposing a band about a portion of the sheet of material for pulling the sheet inwardly toward a central portion of the holding material with the crimped portion cooperating to hold the sheet of material in the position extended about the container.

A method for providing a decorative assembly, comprising the steps of:

• providing a container comprising:
• a porous self-supporting holding material having an upper end, a lower end, and an outer peripheral surface extending between the upper end and the lower end, the holding material constructed of a material for receiving a portion of a floral grouping and supporting the floral grouping without a pot means, and the holding means comprising support means disposed therein for additional support and reinforcement to the holding material, and
• an external surface layer covering the lower end and outer peripheral surface of the holding material and integral thereto, the external surface layer having the property of being substantially impermeable to an irrigant introduced into the porous self-supporting holding material, the external surface layer serving to retain the irrigant within the holding material, and
• a floral grouping having a bloom end and a stem end, the stem end of the floral grouping disposed in the holding material and the 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 holding material;
• providing a sheet of material having an upper surface, a lower surface and an outer periphery;
• and
• disposing the sheet of material about the external surface layer of the container to form a decorative cover, the upper surface of the sheet of material being disposed adjacent a portion of the external surface layer of the container, the sheet of material extending about the external surface layer of the container, the bloom end of the floral grouping extending upwardly beyond the upper end of the holding material.

A method for providing a decorative assembly, comprising the steps of:

• providing a container comprising:
• a porous self-supporting holding material having an upper end, a lower end, and an outer peripheral surface extending between the upper end and the lower end, the holding material constructed of a material for receiving a portion of a floral grouping and supporting the floral grouping without a pot means, and
• an external surface layer covering the lower end and outer peripheral surface of the holding material and integral thereto, the external surface layer having the property of being substantially impermeable to an irrigant introduced into the porous self-supporting holding material, the external surface layer serving to retain the irrigant within the holding material;
• providing a floral grouping having a bloom end and a stem end;
• providing a sheet of material having an upper surface, a lower surface and an outer periphery;
• forming the sheet of material about the external surface layer of the container to conform to at least a portion of the external surface layer of the container to form a decorative cover about the container, the upper surface of the sheet of material being disposed adjacent a portion of the external surface layer of the container and the sheet of material extending about a portion of the external surface layer of the container and leaving uncovered a portion of the holding material near the upper end thereof;
• and
• disposing the stem end of the floral grouping in the holding material and the 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 holding material.

A method for providing a decorative assembly, comprising the steps of:

• providing a container comprising:
• a porous self-supporting holding material having an upper end, a lower end, and an outer peripheral surface extending between the upper end and the lower end, the holding material constructed of a material for receiving a portion of a floral grouping and supporting the floral grouping without a pot means, and
• an external surface layer covering the lower end and outer peripheral surface of the holding material and integral thereto, the external surface layer having the property of being substantially impermeable to an irrigant introduced into the porous self-supporting holding material, the external surface layer serving to retain the irrigant within the holding material;
• providing a floral grouping having a bloom end and a stem end;
• 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 holding material and the 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 holding material;
• disposing the sheet of material about the external surface layer of the container to form a decorative cover, the upper surface of the sheet of material being disposed adjacent a portion of the external surface layer of the container and the sheet of material extending about a portion of the external surface layer of the container and leaving uncovered a portion of the holding material near the upper end thereof, the floral grouping extending upwardly beyond the upper end of the holding material;
• and
• forming a crimped portion in the sheet of material above the upper end of the holding material, with at least portions of the crimped portion extending inwardly toward a central portion of the holding material and the crimped portion further comprising at least some portions which extend circumferentially about the upper end of the holding material with the crimped portion cooperating to hold the sheet of material in the position extended about the container.