Blooms & Beyond Blog

  • 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…

  • Where are they now? Former Royer’s Kids Club members Alex and Marisa Heisey

      If Marisa Heisey ends up at a college in western Pennsylvania, the Conestoga Valley High School junior will follow in the footsteps of her older brother, Alex. He is a sophomore at Grove City College, an hour north of Pittsburgh. It wouldn’t be the first time the close siblings have walked similar paths. A…

  • Royer’s Flowers opens heart of Valentine’s Day operation to news media

    On Feb. 7, Royer’s Flowers & Gifts welcomed WGAL, abc27 and PennLive/The Patriot-News to the heart of its Valentine’s Day operation, at its corporate complex in Lebanon. Geoff Royer, vice president of central operations, noted the importance of ordering flowers early to guarantee availability. The pandemic has seen unprecedented demand for flowers that have become harder…

  • Purchasing these arrangements supports local animal shelters

      The needs of animal shelters are diverse, from pet food to cleaning supplies, toys to towels. And they are costly to address, especially for non-profit organizations. To help, Royer’s donates a portion of the profits from the sale of its Puppy in a Basket and Kitten in a Basket arrangements to animal shelters in…

  • Royer’s Flowers presents American Red Cross with thousands of holiday cards for area veterans

    Continuing an annual tradition, Royer’s Flowers & Gifts on Dec. 7, 2021, presented several thousand holiday cards and coloring pages to the American Red Cross for distribution to area veterans. Royer’s, which has participated in the Red Cross “Holidays for Heroes” program for nearly a decade, collected the cards from the public in each of…

  • Royer’s Flowers donates to 10 area animal shelters

    Plants and animals just go together. Consider the former that are named after the latter, from cattails to hound’s tongue, elephant ear to bird of paradise, rattlesnake orchids to zebra grass. Royer’s Flowers & Gifts even offers arrangements featuring plush animals, including Kitten in a Basket and Puppy in a Basket. Under a new program,…

  • Royer’s Flowers saluting veterans Nov. 11 with free red, white and blue bouquets

    Royer’s Flowers & Gifts will honor veterans with free patriotic bouquets on Nov. 11. The bouquets – featuring a red carnation, a white carnation and a blue bow – will be available in-store only at any of Royer’s 16 locations in Berks, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon and York counties. “This is one of our…

  • Royer’s Flowers and sister company in Ohio donate $10,000 to women’s charities

    Royer’s Flowers & Gifts has donated $7,250 to six women’s charities throughout its market area in central and eastern Pennsylvania. Family-owned Royer’s earmarks $10 for women’s charities for every sale of its Admiration arrangement, which is available year-round. This year’s recipients and the amount of their awards: Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition, $2,500; Junior League of…

  • Kenneth Royer inducted into SAF Floriculture Hall of Fame

    It was his mother, Hannah, who started what is now fourth-generation family-owned Royer’s Flowers & Gifts. But Kenneth Royer proved to be an industry pioneer in his own right during a 60-year career with the company. In September, the Society of American Florists recognized Royer’s contributions, inducting the Lebanon resident into the Floriculture Hall of…