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A band applicator for applying a band about a sheet of material disposed about a pot to provide a decorative cover for the pot. The band applicator includes a pot frame having a pot opening and a band holder configured to releasably hold a plurality of bands. The sheet of material is extended about

A band applicator for applying a band about a sheet of material disposed about a pot to provide a decorative cover for the pot. The band applicator includes a pot frame having a pot opening and a band holder configured to releasably hold a plurality of bands. The sheet of material is extended about the outer peripheral surface of the pot, and the pot with the sheet of material disposed thereabout is disposed in a pot receiving space in the pot frame. The pot frame holds the sheet of material positioned about the pot. A band is removed from the band holder and disposed about the sheet of material and pot for cooperating to hold the sheet of material positioned about the pot.

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A method for placing a band about a sheet of material for cooperating to hold the sheet of material in position extending about at least a portion of an outer peripheral surface of a pot means, the pot means having an upper end and a lower end, comprising: providing a pot frame with a pot receiving

A method for placing a band about a sheet of material for cooperating to hold the sheet of material in position extending about at least a portion of an outer peripheral surface of a pot means, the pot means having an upper end and a lower end, comprising: providing a pot frame with a pot receiving space; providing means for providing a plurality of bands; placing the pot means with the sheet of material disposed about at least a portion of the pot means in the pot receiving space of the pot frame; and removing at least one of the bands from the means for providing a plurality of bands and positioning the band about the sheet of material for cooperating to hold the sheet of material positioned about at least the portion of the outer peripheral surface of the pot means to provide a decorative cover, wherein the step of placing the pot means with the sheet of material disposed thereabout in the pot frame is defined further as comprising: positioning automatically the sheet of material generally over the pot frame; positioning automatically the pot means over the sheet of material; moving automatically the pot means and the sheet of material into the pot receiving space of the pot frame; and wherein, after the step of positioning the band about the sheet of material, the method further comprises: removing automatically the pot means with the band disposed about the sheet of material from the pot receiving space of the pot frame.