Category: Flowers

  • ROYER’S NAME-THE-ARRANGEMENT CONTEST LANDS WITH A ‘CITRUS SPLASH’

    You might call Karen Nowak a late bloomer when it comes to contests. Nowak, a retired teacher from Leola, Lancaster County, said she never wins anything. She didn’t even enter Royer’s Flowers & Gifts’ online name-the-arrangement contest right away before submitting a different suggestion daily for a week. “Yeah,” she said, “I just thought it…

  • TAKING A SHINE TO LOCALLY GROWN SUNFLOWERS

    Every day, Royer’s makes dozens – if not hundreds – of flower deliveries to homes and businesses in seven counties. It’s likely that you’ll encounter one of our vehicles on any given day. What’s less well known is that we’re also picking up flowers. In the summer, we make regular visits to Elm Family Flowers…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • A Guy’s Guide to Flower Buying

    There’s a gender gap when it comes to buying flowers: Women buy 65 percent of fresh flowers, according to the Society of American Florists, while men buy 35 percent. To the extent that men might be intimidated or uncomfortable buying flowers, we’d like to make the experience a more enjoyable one for them. To do…

  • Back in Bogota for the big Proflora trade show

    The last time we joined Geoff Royer in South America, it was in the run-up to Valentine’s Day. Geoff, area manager, and his uncle Tom Royer, senior vice president and chief operating officer, were checking on the quality of roses being grown just for Royer’s customers for the holiday. Early October found Geoff and Tom…

  • Fox 43 appearance: (home)coming attractions

    Homecoming can be a nervous time for high school students. Never mind asking someone to the dance; it can take real courage when it comes to choosing your date’s corsage or boutonniere. Rest assured, Royer’s is here to help. That was part of the message shared today by Erica Bixby of Royer’s when she visited…

  • Highlights from our fall catalog

    Every year, we introduce a fall catalog that contains approximately 20 percent new products. We asked Geoff Royer, Royer’s area manager and a member of the product development team, to describe how some of the new arrangements came about. Here’s what he told us: 3617 One of the tasks of the product development team was…

  • Refresh: Royer’s launches new website

    Temperatures go from warm to cool, green leaves turn gold, red, orange. And just as fall is the season of change in the natural world, it can be in the digital realm, too. At Royer’s, this fall coincides with the launch of our new website. It’s still at royers.com, of course, but it has a…

  • Dawn of a new arrangement: introducing Farmhouse Sunset

    Being a professional interior designer, Kristin Iwancio said entering Royer’s name-the-arrangement contest was “totally in my wheelhouse.” Indeed, it was. Iwancio, of Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County, submitted the winning name – Farmhouse Sunset – among 639 total contest entries. “I love sunsets, so why not go with that? I’m never up early enough for sunrises,”…