January gardening guide: Cold weather recovery and more

Tips from AgriLife Extension on pruning damage, cool-weather annuals, spring garden planning

The cold weather and freezing temperatures at the end of the year damaged grasses, plants and trees across the state. The coldest December in Texas in 40 years left gardeners dealing with the ugly aftermath in their gardens and yards.

“We now have a lot of ugly vegetation,” said Larry Stein, Ph.D., horticulture specialist at the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and associate department head…