When should you cut your rose bushes back?
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Generally "pruning" is done in late winter to early spring depending on where you live.
https://www.thespruce.com/roses-how-and-when-to-prune-1403040
https://www.gardenandhome.co.za/gardening/roses/step-step-pruning-guide/
I am in Zone 9 and typically I prune in late January to early February and have my first blooms by Easter.
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Hi Lucille! Here are some helpful tips for you, as well as those listed above!
https://www.gardenguides.com/79563-cut-back-rose-bushes.html
ttps://www.wikihow.com/Prune-Rose-Bushes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6la_YikkQc
https://homeguides.sfgate.com/time-prune-rose-bushes-40751.html
https://www.wikihow.com/Prune-Knockout-Roses
This looks drastic - but believe I remember seeing standard roses trimmed like this
https://www.garden-tricks.com/gardening-works/rose-cut-prior-knowledge-spring.html
For a climbing rose it is a bit different
https://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Gardening/diggin-it/2010/0405/How-and-when-to-prune-a-climbing-rose