Blooms & Beyond Blog

  • LEBANON FOURTH-GRADER BUTTS WINS ROYER’S KIDS CLUB BIRTHDAY CARD DESIGN CONTEST

    Jamie Butts of Lebanon said her daughter, Camryn, plays soccer, basketball and swims. But her interests extend beyond sports. “Drawing and coloring has always been something that she has liked,” Jamie said. Camryn is a talented artist, too, as evidenced by the Cornwall Elementary fourth-grader winning this year’s Royer’s Flowers & Gifts Kids Club birthday…

  • Royer’s name-the-arrangement online contest runs July 15-31

    Royer’s Flowers & Gifts’ annual name-the-arrangement contest is four times more fun this summer. The winning name will apply to one arrangement that’s available in four sizes, small through extra-large. The person who submits the winning name will receive a small version of the arrangement (retail value $21.99), which features yellow alstroemeria and daisy pom…

  • AN ARTIST’S PALLET

    When boxes of fresh flowers arrive at our distribution center in Lebanon, often they are stacked on wooden pallets. Needless to say, that’s a lot of wooden pallets over time. As noted by Cheryl Brill, Royer’s vice president of retail operations, pallets became all the rage a few years ago. A quick Internet search reveals pallets…

  • OUR STORES ARE ACCEPTING NONPERISHABLE FOOD DONATIONS THROUGH JUNE 30

    Amid the flowers, plants and gifts in our stores, this time of year you’ll also find a selection of food. That’s because we’re in the midst of our annual Royer’s Stems Hunger food drive to benefit the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank and the Greater Berks Food Bank. From June 16-30, we’re collecting nonperishable food in…

  • STEMS HUNGER, OUR ANNUAL FOOD DRIVE, RETURNS JUNE 16-30

    While the holidays are a time of great giving, needs in our communities exist year-round. Summers are tough for some families because the school break cuts off access to food programs. So for the past seven summers, our “Royer’s Stems Hunger” food drive has collected nonperishable items for the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank and for the Greater…

  • Royer’s annual food drive kicks off with June 16 kids club event

    Royer’s Flowers & Gifts’ annual food drive returns June 16-30. The Royer’s Kids Club will kick it off with an event June 16 in all Royer’s stores. Children ages 5 to 12 are asked to bring a nonperishable food item as the price of admission. They will have an opportunity to decorate their own pot…

  • OUR ANNUAL ROSE SALE RETURNS MAY 16-JUNE 16

    Roses are most closely associated with Valentine’s Day, but they are available year-round. They’re a particularly good value in June thanks to the natural rose growing cycle, as evidenced by Royer’s annual rose sale, which coincides with National Rose Month in June. This year’s sale runs May 16-June 16 with specials including: Three roses added…

  • Driven to succeed: Royer’s participates in Career Vehicle Day at Camp Hill elementary school

    Megan Zeller is a designer at Royer’s Camp Hill store, but she first joined the company as a contract driver for Valentine’s Day. She brought that delivery experience to Career Vehicle Day April 6 at Hoover Elementary School in Camp Hill. Along with sales associate Tracy McEldowney, the Royer’s colleagues explained what it’s like to…

  • Royer’s Kids Club offers free St. Patrick’s Day event March 17

    If you can’t have a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow, then the next-best thing just might be a free Royer’s Kids Club event on March 17 to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Children ages 5 to 12 will have an opportunity to make a St. Patrick’s Day arrangement and will receive a…

  • Valentine’s Day: from field to front door

    Whether you’re a planner or procrastinator, online or in-store shopper, you can expect the same high-quality product and customer service from Royer’s. We really shine at Valentine’s Day. It’s our busiest time, and we enjoy the challenge of rising to the occasion. If a customer buys flowers once per year, it’s probably for Feb. 14.…