Method of covering for flower pot and floral grouping

A method for providing a decorative covering and a protective covering comprising:

• providing a sheet of material having an upper surface, a lower surface and an outer peripheral edge, a sheet extension being connected to the sheet of material and the sheet extension extending a distance outwardly from the sheet of material and the sheet of material having crimping means attached thereto, and the sheet having detaching means for detaching the sheet extension from the sheet of material and wherein the crimping means is attached to the sheet of material in a position below the detaching means;
• providing a flower pot having an upper end, a lower end, an outer peripheral surface and an opening extending through the upper end of the flower pot providing access to a retaining space with the flower pot having an inner peripheral surface encompassing a substantial portion of the retaining space and the flower pot having a bottom formed near the lower end of the flower pot, the flower pot having a floral grouping disposed in the retaining space and extending a distance upwardly beyond the upper end of the flower pot;
• forming the sheet of material about the flower pot to a position wherein the sheet of material extends about a substantial portion of the outer peripheral surface of the flower pot to provide the decorative covering and forming the sheet extension about the floral grouping to a position wherein the sheet extension covers a substantial portion of the floral grouping to provide the protective covering;
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• crimping that portion of the sheet of material having the crimping means, the crimping means thereby forming a crimped portion in the portion of the sheet of material with the crimping means and with the crimped portion cooperating to hold the sheet of material in the form of the decorative covering extending about the flower pot with the sheet extension extending about the floral grouping and leaving a portion of the sheet of material extending above the upper end of the pot when the sheet extension is detached from the sheet of material.