Category: Plants

  • 5 things you should know about caring for annual plants

    So you bought annual plants in a container at your local florist, garden center or home-improvement store. Annual plants – such as petunias, geraniums and begonias that complete their life cycles in one year – pose perennial challenges once you bring them home. Here are five things you should know about caring for your annuals:…

  • 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…

  • Annual plants add beauty: 3 tips for taking care of them

    Colorful flowering annual baskets and pots provide an easy and inexpensive way to increase the beauty and enjoyment of outside living areas. Annual plants are available in a wide range of colors and varieties, offering something for everyone. Care is simple. Just keep these things in mind: • Choose plants suited to the light levels…

  • 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…

  • Flowers help stem the morning blahs: Harvard study

    Maybe it’s the long winter or the still-cold mornings, or just too much work and not enough sleep. There are any number of reasons why it can be tough to get at ’em in the morning. When it comes to a pick-me-up, caffeine isn’t for all tastes. But everyone can start their days with flowers…

  • 6 easy ways to get a jump on spring

    The days are getting longer, the sun is getting brighter, and everyone is looking to shake off cabin fever. Spring is almost here, but you can get a jump on the season by bringing bright color and natural beauty into your home. Here are some easy and cost-effective ideas to get you started: 1. Blooms: Nothing…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Here’s how to extend the life of your Easter blooms

    Even after the Easter Bunny has visited and the last eggs are hunted, Easter plants will bring beauty and color into your home. In fact, you can make the flowers last a lot longer by following some easy steps. What’s more, after your bulb plants – such as daffodils, hyacinths, tulips, crocus and narcissus –…

  • Getting hip to the hop: Cable-11 visits corporate complex for Easter

    Leave the hiding to the Easter Bunny. We love showing off all of the Easter activity taking place this month at Royer’s. Visiting our corporate complex in Lebanon today was Blue Ridge Cable 11 News of Ephrata, specifically reporter Peter Taraborelli and photographer John Hershey. They spoke about hyacinths, lilies, hydrangea and other flowers and…