As colder weather starts to visit regions of the state, Texans need to prepare their gardens and yards. A good rule of “green” thumb is the farther north you live in the state, the sooner you need to start preparing.“Texans should start thinking about preparing their garden for winter in early fall, ideally; however, it’s not too late if they haven’t done so already. And now is even a good time to think ahead to spring,” said Michael Arnold, Ph.D., director of The Gardens at Texas A&M University and professor of landscape horticulture in the Department of Horticultural Sciences at ...