Pruning roses is important to plant health because it encourages new growth and removes winter-damaged limbs.
Different classes of rose required different methods of pruning at varying times of the year.
Climbing roses and rose bushes are two classes of roses which required slightly different techniques for pruning.
This article will help explain some general rules for pruning and should serve as a basic guide on how to prune roses.
Most rose plants will need to be pruned in the spring; however, roses that bloom on wood from the previous year should only be trimmed in the fall after they have finished blooming.
Pruning roses in the spring can be divided into several steps.
First, remove dead limbs and cane that has been damaged over the winter.
Secondly, trim away any limbs that are not growing away from the center of the plant.
This is particularly important as limbs that grow inward cut down on air circulation and increase the likelihood of a bug infestation or disease.
Finally, how does the plant look? It is symmetrical and is its shape pleasing to the eye? If not, then trim accordingly so that it not only fits in the allotted space, but looks neatly pruned.
  Climbing roses require slightly different pruning techniques than regular rose bushes.
As they are often mammoth plants that often take years to grow to an impressive size, climbing roses are not pruned as aggressively as typical rose shrubs.
When pruning climbers, remove dead, damaged, or diseased limbs as needed, but it is important not to prune young climbing roses too much, particularly for the first couple years.
Wood that is not dead, but not desirable on the plant should be cut away from the base and carefully removed from the rest of the plant.
Hybrid Teas are one variety of rose that bloom on new growth, and therefore should be pruned in the spring.
Although Tea roses are a delicate class of roses, often susceptible to diseases and bugs, Hybrid Tea roses offer the classic beauty of their forerunners with a hardiness that allows a beginning gardener to enjoy their stunning blooms.
However, Hybrid Tea should not be pruned aggressively until the rose bush is very well established.
Otherwise, pruning Hybrid Teas are the same as previously mentioned.
If you grow rose bushes of any kind, it is important prune roses annually to promote new growth and ensure beautiful blooms.
 They  are commonly pruned in the spring, providing the variety in your garden blooms on new growth.
However, rambling roses, for example, bloom on last year's wood and should not be pruned until they are finished flowering.
Although the season and intensity of pruning may vary from variety to variety, basic steps to pruning roses are generally the same.