Blooms & Beyond Blog

  • Fox 43 Morning News features Royer’s annual children’s book drive

    You might say that Fox 43 Morning News carved out some time to talk about Halloween and, more so, Royer’s annual children’s book drive. Barry Spengler, Royer’s vice president of operations, joined host Chris Garrett to discuss “Bouquets for Books,” which returns for its ninth year Nov. 1-8. In its first eight years, the book…

  • Introducing your rewards program: Petal Perks

    Research shows the emotional and behavioral benefits associated with flowers and plants. Having them around your home or office is a great way to keep your spirits bright as daylight dwindles. You’ll get another lift from our new customer rewards program: Petal Perks. We included Petal Perks cards in our fall catalog. If you didn’t…

  • The making of our fall catalog

    Our 40-page fall catalog arrived in tens of thousands of mailboxes in October. (If you didn’t receive one, you can pick up a copy at any of our stores.) With each of our catalogs, we change approximately 20 percent of the product lineup. Ultimately, it’s our customers who determine which arrangements stay in the lineup…

  • 2014 ‘Bouquets for Books’ library wish lists

    Our annual “Bouquets for Books” book drive returns Nov. 1-8 to benefit area public libraries. Here are the libraries’ wish lists: BERKS COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES “Stop Drop and Roll” by Margery Cuyler “An Ordinary Princess” by Sally Huss “Whoever You Are” by Mem Fox “Not Everyone is Nice” by Frederick Alimonti “Ron Sleeps Alone” by…

  • Nov. 1 kids club event kicks off ‘Bouquets for Books’ to benefit area libraries

    A book drive to benefit area public libraries represents the final chapter in the Royer’s Kids Club 2014 event schedule. On Nov. 1, children ages 5 to 12 are asked to bring a new children’s book in support of our annual “Bouquets for Books” event. You can view the libraries’ wish lists here. Participants will…

  • Our new Power of Pink bouquet benefits breast cancer research

    Among the arrangements debuting with our 2014 fall catalog is the Power of Pink bouquet. It packs plenty of pink: a 9-inch pink vase holds an all around arrangement in shades of pink, featuring a lily, gerbera, three roses, alstroemeria, carnations, mini-carnations, caspia and a sheer bow. As for power, that derives from the good…

  • ‘Bouquets for Books’ returns Nov. 1-8 to benefit area public libraries

    Royer’s annual children’s book drive – “Bouquets for Books” – will return Nov. 1-8. The books will benefit public libraries in Berks, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon and York counties. Royer’s has stores in each of the counties. In its eight years, Bouquets for Books has collected more than 12,400 books for the libraries. For each…

  • We get your homecoming going on Fox 43

    It was a sort of homecoming for our Barry Spengler, making his first appearance on Fox 43 Morning News in a number of months. But Barry was there to talk about a different kind of homecoming: the high school dance kind. Joining Fox 43’s Heather Warner, Barry showed some of the bling and accents that…

  • Straw poll: What do you think of the Camp Hill store’s scarecrows?

    It was a late-summer evening, but fall was in the air. There were no witches on brooms flying by, but a MetLife blimp passed overhead. The setting was our Camp Hill store, where the staff engaged in its annual scarecrow contest. This year’s event had a wedding theme. It’s an outdoor wedding, of course, and…

  • 7 ways to say you’re sorry – and many other free quotations and expressions available on our website

    The Greek mathematician Archimedes said that with a long-enough lever and a fulcrum, he could move the world. That’s a pretty lofty goal. What if you are just searching for the right words to accompany the flowers that you’re sending to a loved one? Royer’s website offers more than 200 quotations and expressions to help…