Put on your gloves and identify the rose bloom you want to cut.
Find the closest three leaf set below the rose blooms, if you're deadheading a rose bloom in spring. If you're deadheading a rose bloom later in the year, then look for the closest five leaf sets. Roses come with three, five and seven leaf sets on the stem. Three sets are commonly found in the spring, while five are commonly found later in the year.
Cut at a 45-degree angle about one fourth of an inch above the three or five leaf set by using the pruning shears.