Blooms & Beyond Blog
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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…
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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…
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Royer’s introduces fresh gathered bouquets
Do it yourself doesn’t mean you have to go it alone. A case in point: Royer’s new fresh gathered bouquets. Available in 13 different options (with the promise of more to come), the bouquets sell for $19.99 or $29.99 including delivery. They arrive in a brown craft paper sleeve tied with raffia, giving the package…
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Royer’s Kids Club celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with free event March 16 in all stores
They say that everyone is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day. While that may be a wee bit of an overstatement, this much is true: On March 16, all Royer’s Flowers & Gifts stores are celebrating the holiday with a free kids club event. Children ages 5 to 12 will have an opportunity to make an…
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News coverage of Royer’s Flowers gets to the heart of Valentine’s Day preparation
Geoff Royer had been on the go for days, including an annual pre-Valentine’s Day trip to South America to check up on Royer’s rose crop. But on this day, Geoff’s near-constant movement was confined to Royer’s corporate complex in Lebanon, specifically the central design department where teams of associates gathered around long tables to hand-craft…
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Just like Jack: Become a seasonal independent delivery driver for Valentine’s Day
It took more than 40 years of playing golf, but Jack O’Hara recorded his first hole-in-one on June 5, 2018. He was part of a foursome participating in a senior men’s league at Spring Creek Golf Course in Hershey. They were on the eighth hole. “Hit the green about four inches behind the hole, [the…
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Be like Liz: Join Royer’s as a holiday helper for Valentine’s Day
Liz Bazewicz still marvels at what she saw that first winter some 15 years ago when she first joined Royer’s Flowers as a holiday helper. “The volume,” she said. “I had no idea what was involved in putting together Valentine’s Day.” As Cupid comes calling once again, Royer’s is counting on seasonal mainstays such as…
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Royer’s Flowers hosting three blood drives this winter in partnership with Central PA Blood Bank
Royer’s is teaming up with the Central Pennsylvania Blood Bank to host blood drives at three stores this winter. Anyone attempting to donate to “Buds for Blood” with receive a free bouquet. On Jan. 31, Royer’s stores at 201 Rohrerstown Road, Lancaster, and 805 Loucks Road, York, will host bloodmobiles from 3 to 6:30 p.m.…
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Royer’s Kids Club springs into new year with free event Jan. 12 in all stores
It’s a paradox of nature that just as winter begins, the amount of daylight slowly starts to increase. In other words, spring is coming. It makes a special appearance at all Royer’s Flowers & Gifts stores on Jan. 12 for the first Royer’s Kids Club event of 2019. Children ages 5 to 12 will have…
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Royer’s presents more than 4,000 cards and coloring pages to Red Cross’ ‘Holidays for Heroes’
Royer’s Flowers today presented the American Red Cross with more than 4,000 holiday cards and coloring pages for area military veterans. Royer’s collected the cards and coloring pages at each of its stores from Nov. 11-Dec. 4 as part of its annual participation in the Red Cross’ “Holidays for Heroes” program. The items will be…