Method of covering a potted plant

A method of covering a pot having a shape, an upper rim and a lower end, and containing a floral grouping, comprising:

• providing a tubular sleeve having an upper end, a sealed lower end, and having a base portion with a decorative pattern thereon and having a tapered portion, the tubular sleeve having a first side, a second side, an outer peripheral surface, an inner peripheral surface, and an inner retaining space surrounded and defined by the inner peripheral surface, the upper end having an edge, the tubular sleeve initially constructed to have a flattened condition and the tubular sleeve free of an upper portion sized to surround and encompass the floral grouping disposed within the pot;
• and
• opening the tubular sleeve to expose the inner retaining space and disposing the pot and floral grouping contained therein into the inner retaining space and wherein the base portion substantially conforms to the shape of the pot when the pot is disposed therein.

A method of covering a pot having a shape, an upper rim and a lower end, and~containing a floral grouping, comprising:

• providing a tubular sleeve having an upper end, a sealed lower end, and having a base portion with a decorative pattern thereon and having a tapered portion, the tubular sleeve having a first side, a second side, an outer peripheral surface, an inner peripheral surface, and an inner retaining space surrounded and defined by the inner peripheral surface, the upper end having an edge, the tubular sleeve initially constructed to have a flattened condition and the tubular sleeve free of an upper portion sized to surround and encompass the floral grouping disposed within the pot;
• and
• opening the tubular sleeve to expose the inner retaining space and disposing the pot and floral grouping contained therein into the inner retaining space and wherein at least a portion of the edge of the upper end of the tubular sleeve is positioned near the upper rim of the pot.