Cloth-like decorative sleeve

A sleeve for containing a flower pot having an upper end and an outer peripheral surface and having a floral grouping disposed therein, the sleeve having a closed lower end, an open upper end, an outer peripheral surface and an inner peripheral surface which, when the sleeve is open, defines and encompasses an inner retaining space, the sleeve formed of a flexible, laminated polymeric material wherein at least one polymeric material is laminated to a second material selected from the group consisting of paper and metallized foil, the flexible, laminated polymeric material having at least a portion of one surface thereof modified or textured to provide the flexible, laminated polymeric material with an appearance or texture simulating the appearance or texture of cloth so that at least a portion of the sleeve formed from the flexible, laminated polymeric material is provided with an appearance or texture simulating the appearance or texture of cloth, the sleeve comprising:

• a lower portion generally sized to contain the flower pot, the lower portion comprising:
• a base portion having at least one surface thereof modified to provide such surface with a texture and/or appearance simulating the texture and/or appearance of cloth, the base portion being tapered, sized and dimensioned so that an inner peripheral surface thereof is substantially adjacent to and surrounds the outer peripheral surface of the flower pot;
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• a skirt portion attached to and extending from the base portion, the skirt portion extending beyond the upper end of the flower pot and adjacent to at least a portion of the floral grouping disposed in the flower pot when the flower pot containing the floral grouping is disposed in the sleeve;
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• an upper portion connected to the skirt portion of the lower portion and sized to substantially surround and encompass the floral grouping disposed in the flower pot, the upper portion detachable from the skirt portion of the lower portion via a plurality of angularly oriented perforations whereby, upon detachment of the upper portion from the lower portion, the skirt portion of the lower portion is provided with an angular upper edge positioned adjacent a portion of the floral grouping and the base portion remains in a position surrounding the flower pot.