Keeping your poinsettia looking great this Christmas takes two easy steps, but did you know with a few more steps you can have a wonderful poinsettia next Christmas as well?
This Christmas
1. When the surface of the soil is dry to the touch, water the plant.
2. Keep the poinsettia in a room with temperatures between 60 and 72 degrees. Keep the plant out of hot and cold drafts, such as those from a heating vent or open door.
Next Christmas
1. When leaves begin to drop, let dry slightly between watering.
2. In late spring (early May) cut back plant to 6 inches, shake free of soil and repot in new potting soil, then resume regular watering. Fertilize with a 30-10-10 fertilizer twice monthly. Stop fertilizing November 1st until December 30th.
3. Place outdoors in a warm sunny location when the temperatures are consistently over 60 degrees.
4. Pinch the tips of new shoots when they reach 6 to 8 inches long until late July. Continue to fertilize every two weeks.
5. Bring indoors before cold nights (early September) and place indoors in full sun. Three to six hours of sunlight is needed.
6. In order for poinsettias to bloom, they must have 14 hours of uninterrupted darkness each day for 40 days (late September through October). Place in a dark place such as a closet or cover with a bag from early evening and remove the next morning so that the plant is in total darkness.
7. When #6 is followed, your poinsettia will bloom at Christmas, but remember, it only takes 10 minutes of light per day during the time it was dark and your plant won’t bloom until January or February.
Christmas Preparations in Full Swing
It’s the busiest place south of the North Pole. Our Lebanon headquarters is receiving some 30,000 Pennsylvania-grown poinsettias this holiday season. Meanwhile, our design team is decorating poinsettias and handcrafting thousands of holiday arrangements. Take a look at some of the photos we took as we prepare for the Christmas season.
Bouquets for Books collects nearly 1,300 new children’s books for area libraries
Christmas came early for public libraries in the six counties that Royer’s serves.
Our seventh annual “Bouquets for Books” collected 1,296 new children’s books for the libraries in Berks, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon and York counties.
Bouquets for Books took place Nov. 2-10. Customers received a free bouquet for each book they donated, up to three per family per visit.
We presented the books to the county library systems and to the independent Hershey Public Library. Here is the distribution:
• Berks County Public Libraries: 175
• Cumberland County Library System: 214
• Dauphin County Library System: 146
• Hershey Public Library: 68
• Lebanon County Libraries: 134
• Library System of Lancaster County: 374
• York County Library System: 185
In its history, Bouquets for Books has collected more than 10,000 books for the libraries.
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Bouquets for Books: Meet York County librarian Lisa Schmittle
Royer’s annual “Bouquets for Books” event returns Nov. 2-10 to collect new children’s books for public libraries in Berks, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon and York counties.
For each book, donors will receive a free bouquet, up to three per family per visit, while supplies last. Used books will not be accepted.
For more information, including library wish lists, visit www.royers.com/bouquetsforbooks.
Bouquets for Books: Meet Lancaster County librarian Heather Smith
Royer’s annual “Bouquets for Books” event returns Nov. 2-10 to collect new children’s books for public libraries in Berks, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon and York counties.
For each book, donors will receive a free bouquet, up to three per family per visit, while supplies last. Used books will not be accepted.
For more information, including library wish lists, visit www.royers.com/bouquetsforbooks.
Bouquets for Books: Meet Lebanon County librarian Amy Davis
Royer’s annual “Bouquets for Books” event returns Nov. 2-10 to collect new children’s books for public libraries in Berks, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon and York counties.
For each book, donors will receive a free bouquet, up to three per family per visit, while supplies last. Used books will not be accepted.
For more information, including library wish lists, visit www.royers.com/bouquetsforbooks.
Kids club event Nov. 3 will kick off annual ‘Bouquets for Books’
Royer’s will kick off its annual “Bouquets for Books” event with a Royer’s Kids Club event on Nov. 3.
The price of admission: a new children’s book.
In return, children ages 5 to 12 will have the opportunity to make a fall arrangement like the one in the accompanying photo.
Time slots are available at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Nov. 3. Registration is required by calling any of Royer’s 17 stores in Berks, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon and York counties.
This year’s Bouquets for Books runs Nov. 2-10. For each book, donors will receive a free bouquet, up to three per family per visit, while supplies last. Used books will not be accepted.
‘Bouquets for Books’ returns Nov. 2-10 to collect new children’s books for public libraries
It is said that libraries are not made, they grow. Royer’s Flowers & Gifts wants to continue growing the children’s book collections at area libraries.
Our annual “Bouquets for Books” event will return Nov. 2-10 to collect new children’s books for public libraries in Berks, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon and York counties.
For each book, donors will receive a free bouquet, up to three per family per visit, while supplies last. Used books will not be accepted.
For more information, including library wish lists, visit www.royers.com/bouquetsforbooks.
In its first six years, Bouquets for Books has collected more than 10,000 books.
‘Bouquets for Books’ library wish lists
Our annual “Bouquets for Books” event returns Nov. 2-10.
During that time, you’ll receive a free bouquet for each new children’s book that you donate at any Royer’s store (up to three per family per visit, while supplies last). The collected books will be added to the collections at libraries in Berks, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon and York counties.
If you want a little help picking out books to donate, then take a look at the wish lists that the county library systems have compiled:
Berks County Public Libraries:
Anything pop culture and what they see on TV
Olivia
Maisy
Dora & Diego
Disney princesses
Disney cars
Disney fairies
Ninjago
Sesame Street
Dr. Seuss
Fancy Nancy books
Cat in the Hat Learning Library books
Garfield books
Geronimo Stilton books
Cumberland County Library System
Any and all assorted paperbacks
Hardcovers by desired authors, book characters, subjects or series:
Authors:
Dr. Seuss
Eric Carle
Jan Brett
Chris Van Allsberg
Lois Ehlert
Mo Willems
Karma Wilson
Victoria Kann
Characters:
Pete the Cat
Clifford
Thomas the Tank Engine
Llama, Llama
Fancy Nancy
Amelia Bedelia
Dora the Explorer
Curious George
Fly Guy
Super heroes (Batman, etc.)
Berenstain Bears
Maisy
Series:
Magic Tree House
A to Z Mysteries
Cam Jansen
Ninjago
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
I Spy
Subjects:
Seasons
Colors
Numbers
Animals
Dauphin County Library System:
Anything written by:
Mo Willems
Eric Carle
Rosemary Wells
Lucy Cousins
Sandra Boynton
Margaret Miller
Gail Gibbons
Rick Riordan
Any book in these series:
Magic Tree House by Mary Pope Osborne
39 Clues by various authors
Junie B. Jones by Barbara Park
Big Nate by Lincoln Pierce
I Spy by Jean Marzollo
Fly Guy by Tedd Arnold
Geronimo Stilton by Geronimo Stilton
Ivy and Bean by Annie Barrows
Clementine by Sara Pennypacker
Judy Moody by Megan McDonald
Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey
The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner
American Girls by Various Authors
Artemis Fowl by Eion Colfer
Lebanon County Library System:
Big Nate books (by Lincoln Peirce)
Any LEGO book series including Lego City, Ninjago, Hero Factory, Kingdoms, & Star Wars ( all separate series names).
Library System of Lancaster County:
Mercer Mayer Little Critter
Berenstain Bears
Curious George
Clifford the Big Red Dog
Beginner Reader books such as I Can Read, Rookie Readers
Arthur by Marc Brown books
Dear America
American Girl
Thomas the Tank Engine
My Little Pony
Strawberry Shortcake
Handy Mandy
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Skippyjon Jones
Big Nate
Richard Scarry
Warrior series by Erin Hunter
Books by these authors/illustrators:
Dr. Seuss
Ezra Jack Keats
Margaret Wise Brown
Mo Willems
Eric Carle
Books about these subjects:
Tractors
Trucks
Trains
Dinosaurs
Shapes
Alphabet
Colors
Graphic novels: juvenile age-appropriate level
York County Library System:
Early chapter books such as the Magic Tree House series, Dear America books,
Authors for boys such as Matt Christopher, Jerry Spinelli, Chris Paolini, and Rick Riordan.
Board books
Picking The Right Flowers
At Royers Flowers & Gifts, our huge selection means we have the right flower for every occasion. The hardest part is deciding which of our gorgeous blooms to choose! Browse the information in these links to help you narrow down your options, and then call us at (717) 273-2683. We offer same-day delivery, so it’s never too late to send a beautiful gift.
- Find out which flowers are the most popular Valentine’s Day gifts in this article from Yahoo.
- If you receive a bunch of roses, keep them alive longer with these tips for caring for roses from Garden Guides.
- Learn how to trim flower stems and prepare water for flowers in this CBS News article.
- Browse this wedding bouquet photo gallery from the Wedding Wire for inspiration in choosing your own wedding flowers.
- Use this seasonal flower chart from Bridal Guide to see which flowers will be in season on your wedding date.