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Show .'-- Wl .Pi riTrtM .yoWfl .0- -' FSK 7JI.0 .Itrr.'rfc-a.uK- ' Friday. March 20. 1998, THE DAILY HERALD, Home Magazine By POPULAR MECHANICS geraniums Foi AP Special Features By DENISE COWIE Knight Ridder Newspapers The National Garden Bureau is an expert with a v . - Thia.flonprot agency is the educational arm of the garden seed industry, and its mission is to make growing as simple as possible for home gardeners. Each year it singles out a flower and a vegetable for star treatment: On the floral side, this is the year of the geranium. Think geraniums Until recently, a strong odor in latex paint was like a lot of things in life it was unpleasant, but you put up with it to get the job done, g The primary is in latex agent paint solvent, but things are changing. Today, interior you can buy low-odlatex paint that is essentially solvent free, . and industry odor-causin- exteriexperts say that low-odor paints should debut in the near future. Certainly, this is a boon to painters everywhere who are sensitive to chemical odors. The problem is telling the difference between paints that are nomi- nally vent-softene- In traditional latex 1 percent to 7 peris there paint, cent solvent dissolved into the binder. New low-odvarieties of latex are essentially solvent free, paint though they contain about the same amount of binder. by volume. because they low-od- d binder globs become oval shaped. When the water has completely evaporated, the globs of binder are coalesced and the remaining solvent evaporates. paint contains 20 percent binder meet federal specifications for solvent content and new varieties of paint that are formulated to have almost no solvent. A can of high quality latex In traditional latex paint, globs of binder and particles of long-lastin- are suspended in water. As the paint dries, the water evaporates and the sol pigment -- 590 W. State, feasant Grove LJU ERA" State Pennsylvania to University in the '60b comd grow the mon (Pelargonium xhortorum) (P. peltatum) geraand niums from seed. Plan to sow the seeds six to eight weeks before the last frost date, using a commercial mix in individual peat shallow container with or a pots HEAL ESTATE BIVJXI1 rJ LEHI- - Inekto. 4bd, 2ta, hot tub, RV park, immaculate Must se!il S141K. Call Wendy ERA Mtn Land. ., --iv-mm I v Ul. VhOVO-Tscr- y lotiaed 612JsqrT, walnut kit, 3 lam mis 2 frpic, 6bd. 3ba, gar 2.36 ac. Must see $376,000. Dale, EHA Mtn Land 358- 4785. - Bingo- - Here's an aifordable home for you. Huge backyard. New roof, home warranty. $ i 03.900. Call Don Andersen, ERA OREM- Mtn - Pnce reduced) Now have the kitchen your dreams for only $1 53,889. North Orem location. Call Lon, ERA Mtn Land OREMof Und Jg.w PROVO- - 1900 3bd $37,900, 1977 3bd $31 ,900. 1 971 3bd, $25,900 owners anxious. ERA Mtn Ready to deal. 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Most gardeners tend to buy plants, but it's not difficult to propagate from cuttings or thanks to techniques developed -- 785-501- 3 , latex has soft Solvent-fre- e binders. They coalesce without solvent. Both types of paint form a g film, high quality, is( good to know about if you're chemically sensitive. and chances are youH think pots of bright red or orange annuals. But that's just one aspect of a plant that's versatile in eontahv ers on decks and patios or in the sunny garden for seasonal color. Ivy varieties are ideal for hanging baskets, where they flower even in partial shade. And scented geraniums are invaluable in a fragrance garden, Their selection by the Garden Bureau means you'll probably find lots pf emphasis on them this spring there are 11 "New!" symbols in two pages pf geranium listings in the Burpee catalog alone. Of course, the plants most of us think of as geraniums are really pelargonium; and they're tender perennials, though we tend to treat them as annuals. 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