Blooms & Beyond Blog

  • Get to know: Central Pennsylvania Food Bank

    Our annual “Royer’s Stems Hunger” food drive returns June 21-29 to benefit the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank and the Greater Berks Food Bank. Brad Peterson, director of communications and marketing for the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank, said there is a misperception that most of the people it serves are homeless. In fact, he said, they…

  • Feed me, Seymour

    A little while back, a customer purchased cut hydrangeas from one of our stores. A brunch was being held in honor of her mother-in-law, and the customer was making hydrangea centerpieces for the occasion. We placed a special order for the South America-grown flowers, so we knew they were as fresh as could be. Yet…

  • Mums the word year-round

    Many of us decorate porches and patios with hardy mums in the fall. But a little bit of loving and some attention to the calendar can help you get the most out of your mums and even keep them blooming in a garden for years to come. If you planted mums in the ground back in…

  • Customers help our Carlisle store raise $270 for March of Dimes

    After participating in their local March of Dimes walk in 2012, employees at Royer’s in Carlisle decided to get more involved this year. Not only did four of them join the April 28 walk, but in the three weeks leading up to it they set up a collection box for March of Dimes on the…

  • Kids club event June 22 will kick off ‘Royer’s Stems Hunger’ to benefit food banks

    The Royer’s Kids Clubs event on June 22 will help kick off the annual Royer’s Stems Hunger food drive. Children ages 5 to 12 are asked to donate a non-perishable food item as the price of admission and to bring an empty food can to fill with flowers. Participants also will have an opportunity to…

  • ‘Royer’s Stems Hunger’ returns June 21-29 to benefit food banks

    Royer’s Stems Hunger will return June 21-29 to collect non-perishable food items for the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank and the Greater Berks Food Bank. Customers are asked to bring food items to any Royer’s Flowers & Gifts store and place them in a collection barrel. For each food item, they will receive a free carnation,…

  • May is for mothers

    M is for the many (so many) floral arrangements that we’re busy making for Mother’s Day. Royer’s team members will handcraft nearly 14,000 arrangements May 1-7 (off May 5) in our central design department at 810 S. 12th St., Lebanon. You can get a glimpse of the activity in the slideshow below.

  • Design conference inspires new wedding ideas

    We have some exciting news to share with you about our wedding plans. Not a specific wedding, mind you, but rather the new wedding styles and flowers that we’re working to offer brides and grooms. If you’ve followed this blog, you know about the extra effort – namely, regular trips to South America – we…

  • Royer’s teams with WSOX to honor 20 administrative professionals

    Royer’s stores opened a half-hour early on Administrative Professionals Day, making it easier for customers to pick up flowers on their way to work. Meanwhile, listeners of greatest hits radio station WSOX (96.1 FM) had a chance to nominate a co-worker to receive a free floral bouquet compliments of Royer’s. WSOX’s yellow van delivered the…

  • We’ll handle your long-distance Mother’s Day order

    Flowers are a time-honored way of letting mom know just how much you love her. But sending flowers long distance can be confusing and sometimes disappointing, especially if you are not familiar with the process and some of the pitfalls. The Internet has given rise to thousands of flower-delivery options. But how do you know…