Author: Neal
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Living with flowers results in ‘significant decrease’ in stress levels and improved moods: study
Working, commuting, paying bills, and tending to family demands.If there’s too much on your to-do list, you might want to scrap it altogether and start over with a single item: get flowers. Research from the University of North Florida revealed that the presence of flowers can reduce stress, according to the Society of American Florists,…
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Royer’s Kids Club hosting free St. Patrick’s Day event March 11 in all stores
For the first time since the pandemic began, Royer’s Flowers & Gifts will host a free kids club event in all stores at 2 p.m. March 11. Children ages 5 to 12 will have an opportunity to make a St. Patrick’s Day arrangement with white and yellow daisy pom pons, leatherleaf fern, baby’s breath and…
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Here’s how to get a week or more out of your Valentine’s Day roses
Valentine’s Day often is described as the flower industry’s version of the Super Bowl. It’s the No. 1 holiday for florists, similar in size to the Christmas season but playing out in a much shorter schedule. In 2022, 22 percent of Americans bought fresh flowers or plants as gifts for Valentine’s Day, according to the…
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To make your Christmas wreath last longer, hairspray is a perfect holiday hack
For the holidays, the song says, you can’t beat home sweet home. But while the sunshine of a friendly gaze can warm your heart, home also is where you can find practical solutions to Christmas complications. Take hairspray, for instance. You can spray it on nail polish to make it dry faster as you get…
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Royer’s presents American Red Cross with 3,600 cards for area service members and veterans
Among the 450 coloring pages submitted were many downloaded from Royer’s Flowers & Gifts’ website and some created from scratch. “Thank you for your service,” read one handwritten page adorned with hearts and flowers. And then there were the printed holiday cards, numbering more than 3,600. On Tuesday, Royer’s presented the cards and coloring pages…
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Royer’s Flowers donates $11,400 to six area women’s causes
Royer’s Flowers & Gifts has donated $11,400 to six organizations in support of women’s causes. Family-owned Royer’s earmarks $10 from every sale of its Admiration arrangement for these donations. This year’s recipients and the amount of their awards: Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition, $2,500; YWCA York, $2,500; Water Street Mission, Lancaster, $2,500; Women in Need Inc.,…
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Royer’s Flowers thanking veterans Nov. 11 with free red, white and blue bouquets
Royer’s Flowers & Gifts will show its appreciation to military veterans by giving them free patriotic bouquets on Nov. 11. The bouquets – featuring a red carnation, a white carnation and a blue bow – will be available in-store only at each of Royer’s 16 locations in Berks, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon and York…
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Royer’s collecting cards and coloring pages for ‘Holidays for Heroes’ in November
Royer’s Flowers & Gifts will collect holiday cards and coloring pages for service members and veterans throughout November as the company continues its decade-long affiliation with the American Red Cross “Holidays for Heroes” program. Items may be dropped off at any Royer’s store during normal business hours. Free coloring pages can be downloaded at royers.com.…
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Royer’s at 85: Four generations
Profitability, efficiency, marketing, each would get its say in the 500 pages to come. But Ken Royer was unequivocal from the opening sentence of his book, “Retailing Flowers Profitably,” as to its true focus. “This is a story of a family business,” he wrote. Ken, whose parents, Hannah and Lester, started Royer’s Flowers when it…
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Royer’s at 85: Giving back
This is part of a series of occasional blog posts about important events in Royer’s history as the company marks its 85th anniversary in 2022.In fall 2021, Royer’s Flowers & Gifts donated $7,250 to six women’s charities in central and eastern Pennsylvania.“My grandmother Hannah Royer started our company,” said Tom Royer, president and CEO of…