The present invention relates to a planting system (101, 301) that comprises a planting receptacle (102, 302) having an opening (103, 303), a planting member (104, 307, 307', 307") having a cavity (105) with an opening (106) through which a root ball of a plant is to be inserted into the cavity (105), the planting member (104, 307, 307', 307") being arranged inside the planting receptacle (102, 302), a detachable cover (107, 304) arranged to cover the opening (103, 303) of the planting receptacle (102, 302), the detachable cover (107, 304) comprising means for aligning the planting member (110, 305, 305', 305") in the planting receptacle (102, 302), and soil (111, 308) arranged in a space between the planting receptacle (102, 302) and the planting member (104, 307, 307', 307"). The present invention also relates to a method for assembling the planting system (101, 301).