Abstract: A flower pot for containing growing flowers or plants made by forming a sheet of material into a container having an upper end and a lower end with an object opening extending through the upper end and extending a distance through the container, the container having a plurality of overlapping folds for contributing to the rigidity of the container for cooperating in tending to maintain the formed shape of the container, and the container having a skirt extending a distance outwardly from the upper end of the container. After forming the container with the skirt outwardly extending therefrom, the skirt is formed in a downward direction to a position wherein the skirt is disposed generally near the outer peripheral surface of the container. When the plants or flowers are ready for shipment or display, the skirt again is formed or turned in the outwardly extending direction.