Category: Holidays

  • Hearts afire in Hershey

    It’s most famous as Chocolate Town, but Hershey also is home to one of our 17 stores. The Hershey store was a popular destination on Valentine’s Day morning. Here’s a glimpse into what was going on.

  • The making of Valentine’s Day

    Love came to town, destined for our corporate complex in Lebanon in the days leading up to Valentine’s Day. Besides receiving a half-million roses and carnations for the holiday, we handcrafted thousands of arrangements for delivery to our stores in Berks, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon and York counties.

  • Rather than national services, call your local florist to get the most bang for your buck on Valentine’s Day: NBC’s “Today”

    Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, NBC’s “Today” put three national floral delivery services to the test. The results weren’t always pretty, with “Today” concluding that what customers received didn’t always match what they ordered from the 1-800-Flowers, Teleflora and FTD websites. In the…

  • Five Valentine’s Day options for below $50

    Love is in the air. And don’t you forget it. Barry Spengler, Royer’s vice president of operations, visited Fox 43 today to remind viewers that Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. In fact, it’s just one week away. “With this ugly weather, everybody’s hankering for some spring,” Barry told Fox 43’s Amanda McCall. “This…

  • Santa’s workshop has nothing on our central design department

    But for movies and TV specials, we don’t see much of what goes on in Santa’s workshop. The North Pole is pretty far away, after all. Anyway, it’s closer to Royer’s corporate complex in Lebanon, which includes our offices, distribution center, greenhouses. It’s also home to our own workshop — central design — where dozens…

  • Use hairspray to preserve your holiday wreath

    A natural Christmas tree eventually loses its needles, but giving it daily drinks of water will dramatically slow the process. Unfortunately, you can’t do the same with a natural Christmas wreath. But here’s the next-best thing: seal in the wreath’s moisture using hairspray, which acts like glue and holds the needles on. To avoid any…

  • National Poinsettia Day is Dec. 12 and other facts about 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…

  • We talk turkey and other Thanksgiving ideas on Fox 43

    If you’re Fox 43 Morning News and you want to talk about Thanksgiving flower and gift trends, you know that Barry Spengler is happy to oblige. Barry, Royer’s vice president of operations and a regular guest on Fox 43, shared ideas for centerpieces, giftware and hostess gifts with Heather Warner. You can view the segment…

  • Christmas in July: poinsettias take root

      Retailers and consumers might count down the number of shopping days left until the holidays. At Esbenshade’s Greenhouses Inc. in Lancaster County, it’s a calendar of growing days. One of the 100 biggest greenhouse operations in the United States, family-owned Esbenshade’s is a significant grower of poinsettias. Royer’s Flowers & Gifts is one of…

  • May is for mothers

    M is for the many (so many) floral arrangements that we’re busy making for Mother’s Day. Royer’s team members will handcraft nearly 14,000 arrangements May 1-7 (off May 5) in our central design department at 810 S. 12th St., Lebanon. You can get a glimpse of the activity in the slideshow below.