Blooms & Beyond Blog

  • Postcard from South America: Day 3

    Day 3 found Tom Royer and Geoff Royer again in Bogota, again inspecting Valentine’s Day roses, this time at the Multiflora farm. “The quality was very good from what we saw,” Geoff said. “It’s impossible to look at every bunch we get, but we make sure we go through the process with them about the…

  • Postcard from South America: Day 2

    We started Tom Royer and nephew Geoff Royer’s trip to Colombia, South America, in the city of Medellin. Day 2 found them some 335 miles southwest in Bogota, the nation’s capital. Bogota sits in the center of Colombia, on a high-altitude plateau that provides year-round steady temperatures that help make it one of the world’s…

  • Drivers wanted: earn up up to $100 per day making Valentine’s Day deliveries

    You could be Cupid’s wingman for a day or two. Royer’s is seeking independent drivers to help with Valentine’s Day deliveries on Feb. 13 and 14, with the potential to earn as much as $100 per day. Candidates must have: Your own appropriate vehicle, such as a van, station wagon or hatchback A valid driver…

  • Postcard from South America: Medellin flower farms

    While they’re getting ready to play a big football game in Houston, Royer’s is gearing up for its version of the Super Bowl with our annual pre-Valentine’s Day trip to South America. Tom Royer, our senior vice president and chief operating officer, has been making the trip for decades. In recent years, he has been…

  • Introducing the Royer’s Kids Club schedule for the rest of 2017

    One Royer’s Kids Club event is in the books, but four more are to come this year. Kids club events are free to children ages 5 to 12. We typically have sessions at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Here’s the rest of the 2017 schedule with each event’s theme: March 25: Easter (see photo) June…

  • Kicking off a new year of Royer’s Kids Club events

    Love was in the air — and many children were in our stores — on Jan. 21 for the first of five Royer’s Kids Club events in 2017. Children ages 5 to 12 made a special “Be Mine, Valentine!” arrangement and received free balloons, as you can see in the photos below. If you joined…

  • Royer’s employees raise $990 for Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition with purchase of pink polo shirts

    Employees of Royer’s Flowers have donated $990 to the Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition. The contribution reflects the employees’ fall purchase of pink polo shirts bearing Royer’s logo. The sale of each shirt raised $10 for the Lebanon-based nonprofit. The coalition (pabreastcancer.org) represents, supports and serves breast cancer survivors and their families in Pennsylvania through educational…

  • Royer’s Kids Club puts heart into new year with free Valentine’s Day event Jan. 21

    We’re kicking off the 2017 Royer’s Kids Club schedule with a free event on Jan. 21 in all stores. Children ages 5 to 12 will have an opportunity to make a special “Be Mine, Valentine!” arrangement, featuring a teacup with a heart on it and a red wire stick-in heart. Participants also will receive a…

  • News media visits Royer’s version of Santa’s workshop

    We spread holiday cheer. We have a busy workshop. We deliver to peoples’ homes. Royer’s has more than a little in common with Santa, and we like to show off our version of the North Pole. That’s why we have a standing offer for the news media to visit our central design department in Lebanon…

  • The making of our Tartan Poinsettia

    Inside our version of Santa’s workshop, the talented employees of Royer’s are handcrafting thousands of holiday arrangements in our central design department. Here’s a glimpse into the making of just one version: Our Tartan Poinsettia, featuring five-plus blooms and measuring 16 to 18 inches in height. We’d like to make one especially for you. It’s…