Blooms & Beyond Blog

  • We need your help naming this arrangement; enter our contest by Aug. 15

    We’re giving the current name of this new arrangement a green thumbs down. And that explains why Royer’s annual name-the-arrangement contest is appealing to the public to rename what is now known as the Garden Box design. The person who submits the winning name will receive this arrangement (retail value $54.99) as a prize. The…

  • Royer’s Kids Club offers free back-to-school event Aug. 17

    We’ll celebrate the start of a new school year with a free Royer’s Kids Club event on Aug. 17. Children ages 5 to 12 will have an opportunity to create an arrangement featuring lavender and yellow daisy pompons, limonium, and a back-to-school stick-in in an orange diamond-cut vase. Time slots are available at 10 a.m.…

  • Behind the scenes: Royer’s expanded direct ship program serves 48 states

    Royer’s Flowers has come a long way in the 80-some years since Hannah Royer grew African violets on her windowsill in Lebanon, Pa., that she sold at a local garment factory and at area farmer’s markets. Today, while our brick-and-mortar stores and online presence serve customers in seven counties in south-central and eastern Pennsylvania, Royer’s…

  • Go behind the scenes as four Royer’s colleagues start floral design training classes

    Olivia joined Royer’s part-time at the holidays in 2016. Since December, she has worked full-time as a manager trainee at the Lancaster West store. On this mid-June 2019 morning, she is in Royer’s training room at the company’s corporate complex in Lebanon. Olivia stands at a work table, in the second row. At the table…

  • Send these Royer’s arrangements anywhere in the continental U.S. for $9.99

    Family-owned Royer’s Flowers & Gifts has been a local florist for more than 80 years, with a commitment to delivering farm-fresh flowers and top-notch customer service. That won’t ever change. But that’s not stopping Royer’s from offering its local touch and original designs to a national audience. Royer’s has introduced 12 new arrangements that can…

  • Royer’s annual ‘Stems Hunger’ food drive returns June 22-July 6

    Royer’s Flowers & Gifts’ annual food drive – Royer’s Stems Hunger – returns June 22-July 6 to benefit the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank and Helping Harvest (formerly the Greater Berks Food Bank). For each nonperishable food item, donors will receive a free carnation, up to a maximum of six carnations per visit. Donations may be…

  • Enter the kids club birthday card contest by July 15 for a chance to win a free flower delivery

    It’s like sending a gift to yourself. One lucky child between the ages of 5 and 12 will receive a flower delivery on his or her birthday by winning this year’s Royer’s Kids Club birthday card design contest. The deadline for submissions is July 15. The winning design will grace the official e-card that all…

  • Royer’s Kids Club making sundaes on Saturday at June 29 event

    Here’s the scoop on the Royer’s Kids Club event on June 29. Children ages 5 to 12 will have an opportunity to create an ice cream sundae out of carnations and to enter the kids club birthday card design contest. Participants also will receive a balloon. As the price of admission, children are asked to…

  • Garden roses are back and a popular option for weddings

    Garden roses, which once were the everyday rose sold by local flower shops, are back in their uniquely big and fragrant ways. Their large blooms and strong scent not only distinguish them from today’s standard roses but also make them an increasingly popular option for weddings and other special occasions. This is how Alexandra Farms…

  • M is for Mother’s Day and Morning News

    Kids love flowers. “What kid hasn’t picked flowers out of the yard and carried them inside?,” said Woody Felty, Royer’s vice president of merchandising. Woody visited Fox 43 on May 2 to discuss Mother’s Day, which is May 11. He appeared in-studio with Fox 43 Morning News co-anchor Amy Lutz. “My daughter thinks the yellow…