cutting roses

i have just started my 1st rose garden this year. i have 4 rose bushes that have already bloomed with beautiful roses. i was wondering if i should cut them off of leave them alone til next year. i am also interested in learning how to graft them or mixing roses to get different colors…please help me…thanks a lot

Hi Tim,

You are embarking on a hobby that may be the best one that you may ever know, but warning, this is an addictive hobby!

There is a ton of information on this forum - you can do a search for key words to find info that may interest you. Your new roses may bloom more if you cut off the blooms. There is lots of info on this forum about grafting and there is help for “mixing the roses” in the booklets on this forum about Hybridizing Roses.

Best wishes!

Jim Sproul