Author: Neal

  • Kids club birthday card contest deadline extended until Aug. 7

    We’ve extended the deadline for the Royer’s Kids Club birthday card design contest until Aug. 7. Between now and then, download the entry form here, create your birthday card design, and drop it off at your nearest Royer’s. If we pick your design, we will use it for the birthday card that every kids club…

  • Susquehanna Style’s ‘Best of Lancaster’ edition picks Royer’s

    The readers of Susquehanna Style magazine have voted Royer’s their favorite florist in Lancaster County. The magazine dubbed its July issue the “Best of Lancaster” edition. Royer’s has five Lancaster County stores: Columbia, Ephrata, Lancaster North, Lancaster West and Leola. In June, Royer’s was named top florist in Susquehanna Style’s “Best of Harrisburg Edition.”

  • Calling all kids club members: We want you to design our next birthday card

    Would you like to win a flower delivery to your door? You could if you enter the Royer’s Kids Club birthday card design contest. The winning design will adorn the birthday card that each kids club member receives on his or her special day. If we pick your design, you will receive a flower delivery…

  • Kids club event takes bite out of hunger

    Participants in the Royer’s Kids Club event on June 22 demonstrated a “can”-do spirit in the fight against hunger. Thanks to the more than 130 children and their parents who came out in support of our annual food drive, Royer’s Stems Hunger. We asked participants to donate a canned good or other non-perishable food item…

  • Summertime flower fun for kids

    It’s summertime, which of course means that the kids are home from school and looking for things to do. Barry Spengler of Royer’s Flowers stopped by Fox 43 Morning News to offer some crafty and fun ideas involving flowers that have the added benefit of not costing a lot to make:

  • Royer’s Stems Hunger: summer is a time of need for food banks

    While we often think of hunger during the holiday season, it’s a year-round problem. “Many people in central Pennsylvania think of summer as a time of harvest and a time of plenty, and while that is true at least somewhat, it’s also a time of great need, especially for children,” said Brad Peterson, director of…

  • Royer’s voted ‘Best of Harrisburg’ by Susquehanna Style readers

    Royer’s Flowers & Gifts is the florist of choice for the readers of Susquehanna Style magazine. The glossy monthly publication dubbed June its “Best of Harrisburg Edition,” featuring the best local businesses as voted by its readers. Royer’s has two Harrisburg-area stores and one in Camp Hill among its 17 stores in Berks, Cumberland, Dauphin,…

  • Get to know: Central Pennsylvania Food Bank

    Our annual “Royer’s Stems Hunger” food drive returns June 21-29 to benefit the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank and the Greater Berks Food Bank. Brad Peterson, director of communications and marketing for the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank, said there is a misperception that most of the people it serves are homeless. In fact, he said, they…

  • Feed me, Seymour

    A little while back, a customer purchased cut hydrangeas from one of our stores. A brunch was being held in honor of her mother-in-law, and the customer was making hydrangea centerpieces for the occasion. We placed a special order for the South America-grown flowers, so we knew they were as fresh as could be. Yet…

  • Mums the word year-round

    Many of us decorate porches and patios with hardy mums in the fall. But a little bit of loving and some attention to the calendar can help you get the most out of your mums and even keep them blooming in a garden for years to come. If you planted mums in the ground back in…