Category: Holidays
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5 ways for children to celebrate National Grandparents Day
Marian McQuade was an expert in grandparenting. A West Virginia mother of 15, she had 43 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. If McQuade’s name doesn’t ring a bill, her work no doubt will. She was the founder of National Grandparents Day, which President Jimmy Carter signed into law in 1978. National Grandparents Day is held on…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Royer’s delivers Mother’s Day flower and plant tips to Fox 43
Barry Spengler, Royer’s vice president of operations, has a simple message when it comes to Mother’s Day. “The key,” he told Fox 43’s Heather Warner, “just don’t forget Mom. That’s bad.” Barry offered a number of options, from one or two roses wrapped up to a mixed bouquet in a vase to porch plants such…
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M is for Mother’s Day and the many arrangements we’re making
Royer’s team members will create nearly 14,000 floral arrangements for Mother’s Day, most of them in our central design department in Lebanon. You can see some of that activity below.
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How the lily became a symbol of Easter and other floral facts about the holiday
Numerous accounts identify her as Mrs. Thomas Sargent, a resident of Philadelphia who visited Bermuda in the 1880s. Smitten by the lilies she saw there, she brought lily bulbs home with her. She gave some of them to a local nurseryman named William Harris, “who began growing them, forcing them into spring bloom, and selling…
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Join the Royer’s Kids Club on March 15 for our free St. Patrick’s Day event
At the end of the rainbow is another free Royer’s Kids Club event for ages 5 to 12. Join us March 15 for an opportunity to decorate a white carnation by giving it a smiling face. You’ll be able to take your creation home in a bud vase and watch as the green dye in…