If you accuse Tom Nuccio of ‘flowery talk,’ he’ll take it as a compliment. Nuccio, who owns the Altadena-based nursery, will lecture on a local favorite’azaleas’ at the Pacific Palisades Garden Club meeting on Monday, April 7, 7:30 p.m. at the Woman’s Club, 901 Haverford Ave. Nuccio will bring samples of various azaleas, but forewarns ‘it’s a little early for the late spring azaleas.’ He promises to bring ‘one or two with unusual foliage.’ Nuccio knows his plant life. In 1972, he inherited the family business from his father and uncle, who opened Nuccio’s Nursery in 1935. If there is a common misstep many make in the caring of azaleas, it’s the following, according to Nuccio: ‘Most people keep them too wet.’ The man with the green thumb adds that Pacific Palisades is a perfect place to raise your garden-variety pentanthera. ‘You can do most of them: Redbirds, Kurume, fast ones, slow ones, sun ones, shade ones,’ Nuccio says. Refreshments will be served. Bring an item for the plant exchange and receive a ticket for the drawing. Contacts: Barbara Wold at (310) 476-1318 or Carolyn Gillespie at (310) 459-6713.
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