Method for wrapping a floral grouping with a sleeve having a texture or appearance simulating the texture or appearance of cloth

A method for wrapping a floral grouping with a sleeve having a texture or appearance simulating the texture or appearance of cloth on at least a portion of one surface thereof, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a floral grouping having a bloom portion and a stem portion;
• providing a sleeve having an upper end, a lower end, an inner peripheral surface, an outer peripheral surface and an inner retaining space, the sleeve formed of a polymeric material having an upper surface and a lower surface wherein at least a portion of one of the upper surface and the lower surface of the polymeric material is modified to provide a texture or appearance simulating the texture or appearance of cloth whereby at least one of the inner peripheral surface and the outer peripheral surface of the sleeve has a texture or appearance simulating the texture or appearance of cloth, the sleeve having a bonding material disposed upon a portion of at least one of the inner peripheral surface and the outer peripheral surface of the sleeve for holding overlapping portions of the sleeve in a crimped position adjacent a portion of the stem portion of the floral grouping;
• disposing the floral grouping into the inner retaining space of the sleeve;
• and
• crimping the sleeve about at least a portion of the floral grouping, thereby causing portions of the sleeve to overlap, the bonding material engaging the overlapping portions of the sleeve so as to bond the overlapped portion together and bind the sleeve in a position about the floral grouping.