Category: Royer’s History

  • ‘Mom’ Royer honored as part of new ‘Women’s History of Lebanon County’ exhibit

    “Mom” Royer and “Granny” Forney lived in different centuries, but their inspiring stories of business success have converged in the new “Women’s History of Lebanon County” exhibit at the Lebanon County Historical Society. They are among 41 women honored individually in the exhibit, which runs from October through March. Hannah “Mom” Royer, a native of…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Royer’s at 85: An internet pioneer

    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. The internet is so entrenched in our lives that it’s easy to forget that only a generation ago everything was new. Online access was mostly via dial-up service using phone…

  • Royer’s at 85: From flower grower to importer

    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 1937, Lester and Hannah Royer moved their young family from downtown Lebanon to a new home on the outskirts of the city. Their son Ken was 6 at the…

  • Royer’s at 85: Finding our niche

    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. Ken Royer, the son of Royer’s Flowers founders Hannah and Lester Royer, wrote the book on running a successful flower shop, both in a figurative sense and quite literally. His…

  • Royer’s at 85: Expansion to Ephrata

    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 1991, a reporter for the Lancaster New Era newspaper asked then-Royer’s president Ken Royer how the company had been able to grow from its flagship location in Lebanon to…

  • Royer’s at 85: Planting roots in Lebanon

    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. Like any great success story, that of Royer’s Flowers & Gifts began humbly in 1937. Hannah (Mom) Royer grew African violets on the windowsill of her Lebanon home. A neighbor…

  • Santa has a new ride: our 1969 Ford Econoline van

      Sure, you picture him riding in a sleigh pulled by reindeer. But Santa is spending part of this holiday season behind the wheel of our classic 1969 Ford Econoline delivery van. The van is parked at our Columbia location, where store manager Patti Barclay decorated it for the yuletide. Just in case the headlights…