Author: Neal

  • Santa has a new ride: our 1969 Ford Econoline van

      Sure, you picture him riding in a sleigh pulled by reindeer. But Santa is spending part of this holiday season behind the wheel of our classic 1969 Ford Econoline delivery van. The van is parked at our Columbia location, where store manager Patti Barclay decorated it for the yuletide. Just in case the headlights…

  • There’s no cutting corners with these square holiday wreaths

    Teddy Roosevelt had his Square Deal. Huey Lewis said it was hip to be square. We have the square holiday wreath, and it’s pretty hip. Of course, you’ll still find more round wreaths, but we’re stocking a small number of square wreaths in each of our stores. No matter the shape of your evergreen wreath,…

  • Poinsettia primer: learning about and caring for the most popular holiday plant

    We typically think of the North Pole when it comes to Christmas, but the most popular holiday plant originates with our neighbor to the south. Poinsettias are native to Mexico and were introduced to the United States in 1825 by Joel Roberts Poinsett, who was the first U.S. ambassador to Mexico. In fact, Poinsett’s death…

  • Barry talks Thanksgiving flowers and Christmas wreaths with Fox 43 Morning News

    Before his latest appearance on Fox 43, Barry Spengler stopped at a drugstore for a bottle of hairspray. It wasn’t an act of vanity. Rather, Barry brought it to the TV studio as a prop for his visit with Fox 43’s Amanda McCall. She introduced Barry, Royer’s vice president of operations, by noting: “The food…

  • You’re invited to our holiday open house, Nov. 29-30

    There’s no need to stop at Black Friday. What are you doing the rest of the weekend? Join us for our annual holiday open house. All of our stores will be open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. We’ll be offering: • 30 percent off Christmas silk arrangements…

  • Thanks for making our book drive another big success for public libraries

    In the spirit of the season, we’re so thankful to everyone who helped to make this year’s “Bouquets for Books” book drive a big success for our public libraries. We collected 1,452 new children’s books during the event, which ran Nov. 1-8. Here’s the breakdown by library system and the number of books donated in the…

  • Royer’s stores collecting ‘Holiday Mail for Heroes’ Nov. 17-Dec. 5

    Royer’s Flowers & Gifts and the American Red Cross are teaming up this year to deliver “Holiday Mail for Heroes.” From Nov. 17 through Dec. 5, Royer’s stores will collect holiday cards and coloring pages that will be delivered to patients at the Lebanon VA Medical Center. Red Cross volunteers will organize the cards and…

  • Fox 43 Morning News features Royer’s annual children’s book drive

    You might say that Fox 43 Morning News carved out some time to talk about Halloween and, more so, Royer’s annual children’s book drive. Barry Spengler, Royer’s vice president of operations, joined host Chris Garrett to discuss “Bouquets for Books,” which returns for its ninth year Nov. 1-8. In its first eight years, the book…

  • Introducing your rewards program: Petal Perks

    Research shows the emotional and behavioral benefits associated with flowers and plants. Having them around your home or office is a great way to keep your spirits bright as daylight dwindles. You’ll get another lift from our new customer rewards program: Petal Perks. We included Petal Perks cards in our fall catalog. If you didn’t…

  • The making of our fall catalog

    Our 40-page fall catalog arrived in tens of thousands of mailboxes in October. (If you didn’t receive one, you can pick up a copy at any of our stores.) With each of our catalogs, we change approximately 20 percent of the product lineup. Ultimately, it’s our customers who determine which arrangements stay in the lineup…