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A floral container having a water-impermeable external layer for a floral grouping comprising a holding material and having a water-impermeable external surface layer. The holding material is constructed of a material capable of receiving a portion of a floral grouping, botanical item or propagule a

A floral container having a water-impermeable external layer for a floral grouping comprising a holding material and having a water-impermeable external surface layer. The holding material is constructed of a material capable of receiving a portion of a floral grouping, botanical item or propagule and supporting the botanical item, floral grouping or propagule. A sheet of material may be extended about a portion of the holding material and a crimped portion or bonded portion is formed in the sheet of material with the crimped portion or the bonded portion cooperating to hold the sheet of material about the holding material to provide a decorative cover. A bond or other tying device may also be used to bond the sheet of material to the flower pot.

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A method for providing a decorative assembly, comprising the steps of: providing a container comprising: a porous self-supporting holding material having an upper end, a lower end, and an outer peripheral surface extending between the upper end and the lower end, the holding material constructed of

A method for providing a decorative assembly, comprising the steps of: providing a container comprising: a porous self-supporting holding material having an upper end, a lower end, and an outer peripheral surface extending between the upper end and the lower end, the holding material constructed of a material for receiving a portion of a floral grouping and supporting the floral grouping without a pot means, and an external surface layer covering the lower end and outer peripheral surface of the holding material and integral thereto, the external surface layer having the property of being substantially impermeable to an irrigant introduced into the porous self-supporting holding material, the external surface layer serving to retain the irrigant within the holding material; providing a floral grouping having a bloom end and a stem end; providing a sheet of material having an upper surface, a lower surface and an outer periphery; disposing the stem end of the floral grouping in the holding material and the holding material supporting the floral grouping with a portion of the floral grouping near the bloom end thereof extending a distance upwardly beyond the upper end of the holding material; and forming the sheet of material about the external surface layer of the container to conform to at least a portion of the external surface layer of the container to form a decorative cover about the container, the upper surface of the sheet of material being disposed adjacent a portion of the external surface layer of the container and the sheet of material extending about a portion of the external surface layer of the container and leaving uncovered a portion of the holding material near the upper end thereof, the floral grouping extending upwardly beyond the upper end of the holding material.