Shipping package for a floral grouping

Abstract

A shipping package for a floral grouping including a sheet of material bonded to a support member and wrapped upwardly and gathered at a portion above the floral grouping to enclose the floral grouping. A bonding material joins the gathered portion, and a plurality of perforations in the sheet of material provides for the detachment of a detachable portion above the floral grouping. The support member can be provided as a foldable member to form an outer enclosure about the floral grouping with the sheet of material forming a substantially water tight enclosure between the floral grouping and the outer enclosure.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A method of packaging a floral grouping for transport, the method comprising the steps of: 
 providing a support member having an upper support surface and a lower surface;    providing a sheet of material having a lower surface and an upper surface and a medial portion surrounded by a radially extending outer portion;    applying a bonding material between the upper support surface of the support member and the lower surface of the medial portion of the sheet of material to anchor the sheet of material to the support member;    placing the floral grouping on the upper surface of the sheet of material;    wrapping the outer portion of the sheet of material about the floral grouping to enclose the floral grouping in the sheet of material; and    closing a distal end of the outer portion of the sheet of material to provide a substantially water tight enclosure about the floral grouping.    
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the step of providing the support member further comprises forming a plurality of upstanding wall portions and joining the wall portions to form a wall circumscribing the floral grouping.  
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2  further comprising the step of providing the support member with a cover that matingly engages the wall circumscribing the floral grouping to enclose the floral grouping with the sheet of material and the support member.