Floral Sleeve with Construction Element

Abstract

A plant packaging and covering system comprising a floral sleeve having a base portion. The sleeve may have an upper sleeve portion which can surround a plant disposed in a pot and which can be detached once the function of the sleeve has been completed. The sleeve has a plurality of folds, some constricted by a constriction element, the folds comprising expansion elements for allowing portions of the base portion to expand, when a pot is disposed within the sleeve.

1 . A method of covering a pot having an upper end, a lower end, and an outer peripheral surface, the method comprising: 
 providing a preformed sleeve having a substantially tubular or frusto-conical configuration that assumes a substantially flattened condition and an open condition, wherein the preformed sleeve comprises: 
 a base portion having an upper end, a lower end, an outer peripheral surface, and an interior space when the preformed sleeve is in the open condition, wherein the lower end of the base portion is closed;  
 a plurality of preformed folds in the base portion, wherein at least a portion of the plurality of preformed folds are present in the substantially flattened condition of the preformed sleeve; and,  
 a constriction element preattached to a portion of the preformed sleeve forming a constricted area in the plurality of preformed folds in a portion of the base portion;  
   disposing the pot into the base portion of the preformed sleeve; and,    attaching the preformed sleeve to the pot after the pot has been disposed within the base portion of the preformed sleeve.