In article ,
escape wrote:


No, prune out dead wood as low to the graft as possible (if grafted) or as
close
to the ground as possible (if heirloom on own rootstock). Prune on an 45
degree
angle facing outwards so water will run off. Prune about 1/4 inch above an
outward facing bud.


If the rose flowers on old wood pruning now as far to the ground will
guarantee you get no flowers. These roses need to be pruned after they
have flowered so they have a chance to grow new wood that will bear
flowers the next year.

So you need to know if the rose you have flowers on old or new wood.


Roland