The Poinsettia is a plant species of the diverse spurge family (euphorbiaceae), and is indigenous to Mexico. It derives its name from Joel Roberts Poinsett, the first United States Minister to Mexico, who introduced the now iconic plant to the US in 1825. The coloured brants, most often vibrant red in colour but can also be orange, cream, pink, white, pale green and marbled, are often mistaken for the flower, when in fact these are the leaves. The flower is actually the ye

Let’s face it, festive foods are just the best, and a staple in most people’s (definitely ours) December diets! Here at Gastaldi HQ, not a day goes by in December without someone bringing in a festive treat to have with your morning coffee. Seen as we’re well and truly in the Christmas spirit, we decided to take a look at some of the different culinary traditions from across the globe. The German Christmas feast is historically centred around the Weihnachtsgans, the Christma

Seen as the Gastaldi Elves spend an awful lot of December whizzing around Monaco delivering, decorating and dancing around Christmas trees, we thought we’d share a few little interesting festive tree facts! Long before the advent of Christianity, plants and trees that remained green all year round had a special meaning for people in the winter, and specifically around the winter solstice. In ancient times people hung evergreen boughs over their doors and windows, many believi