Q&A for How to Cut Roses

Count down to where there are five leaves, and cut just above that group of leaves.

Use a good pair of pruning shears and long-handled loppers. The shears are for smaller branches, and the loppers are for thick canes. Make sure your tools are sharp so they make clean cuts rather than causing tears and rips in the stems.

The water line is on your vase, not the rose bush. The water line is the line that the water makes on the side of the vase. Your rose should be trimmed of all leaves on the stem to just above the vase's water line.

You can always cut the extra stem to make another flower. However, make sure you follow the same steps.