Author: Neal

  • Made in the shade: controlling water and sunlight to improve plant quality

    To understand how flower growing has changed in the past four decades, consider 1, 7 and 9. Those numbers identify the three remaining greenhouses at Royer’s corporate complex in Lebanon. As the breaks in number sequencing suggest, Royer’s had more greenhouses back when we grew our own flowers – nine total at the corporate complex…

  • Royer’s collecting new children’s books Oct. 28-Nov. 10 to benefit area public libraries

    Give a new book, get a fresh bouquet. That’s the simple proposition behind Royer’s Flowers & Gifts’ annual children’s book drive, which this year runs Oct. 28-Nov. 10. Bouquets for Books benefits public libraries in Berks, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon and York counties. For each new book, donors will receive a free bouquet, up…

  • Postcard from Quito, Ecuador

    Located in the northwest part of South America, Ecuador’s name betrays another fact about its geographic location. Ecuador is Spanish for equator, the imaginary line that separates the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres. Quito, Ecuador’s capital, sits more than 9,000 feet above sea level. That combination – proximity to the equator and elevation –…

  • Royer’s name-the-arrangement online contest runs July 15-31

    Royer’s Flowers & Gifts’ annual name-the-arrangement contest is four times more fun this summer. The winning name will apply to one arrangement that’s available in four sizes, small through extra-large. The person who submits the winning name will receive a small version of the arrangement (retail value $21.99), which features yellow alstroemeria and daisy pom…

  • Royer’s annual food drive kicks off with June 16 kids club event

    Royer’s Flowers & Gifts’ annual food drive returns June 16-30. The Royer’s Kids Club will kick it off with an event June 16 in all Royer’s stores. Children ages 5 to 12 are asked to bring a nonperishable food item as the price of admission. They will have an opportunity to decorate their own pot…

  • OUR ANNUAL ROSE SALE RETURNS MAY 16-JUNE 16

    Roses are most closely associated with Valentine’s Day, but they are available year-round. They’re a particularly good value in June thanks to the natural rose growing cycle, as evidenced by Royer’s annual rose sale, which coincides with National Rose Month in June. This year’s sale runs May 16-June 16 with specials including: Three roses added…

  • Driven to succeed: Royer’s participates in Career Vehicle Day at Camp Hill elementary school

    Megan Zeller is a designer at Royer’s Camp Hill store, but she first joined the company as a contract driver for Valentine’s Day. She brought that delivery experience to Career Vehicle Day April 6 at Hoover Elementary School in Camp Hill. Along with sales associate Tracy McEldowney, the Royer’s colleagues explained what it’s like to…

  • Royer’s Kids Club offers free St. Patrick’s Day event March 17

    If you can’t have a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow, then the next-best thing just might be a free Royer’s Kids Club event on March 17 to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Children ages 5 to 12 will have an opportunity to make a St. Patrick’s Day arrangement and will receive a…

  • Valentine’s Day: from field to front door

    Whether you’re a planner or procrastinator, online or in-store shopper, you can expect the same high-quality product and customer service from Royer’s. We really shine at Valentine’s Day. It’s our busiest time, and we enjoy the challenge of rising to the occasion. If a customer buys flowers once per year, it’s probably for Feb. 14.…

  • Royer’s Kids Club offering four more events in 2018

    Thank you to everyone who joined us Jan. 20 for the first of five kids club events planned for 2018. Be sure to mark your calendars as you won’t want to miss these upcoming events: March 17: St. Patrick’s Day theme June 23: Stems Hunger food drive/Fourth of July Aug. 25: Fall Nov. 10: Bouquets…