Is anything else starting to bloom around you yet? If so I'd say go for it!

Trees are very slow, but pear tree, maple tree, pussy willow & spireula(sp?) bushes & bridal wreath starting to get leaves. We have daffidoils but those are always early. Iris's popped up along with the Bleeding heart bush I planted last Julyish. What'd ya think? 50s today, 39ish tonight.

I took a peek at your ten day forcast and it looks good to me, prune away!

I'm anxious to start planting flowers but know I need to wait 2 more weeks... So I know how you feel...lol

I meant like you biting at the bit to prune your roses I'm biting at the bit to plant flowers...

When do people in your area usually prune roses?

I don't really know. Weather is so weird the last few years. I believe I used to do it in April, but seems we've had colder winters lately. Most people in our area either do NOTHING with any roses they may have or they don't have any.

Same here with other people and roses...

I checked your future weather forecast and it looks good like mzstitch stated above...

What does your gut say?

http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/milwaukee-wi/53202/may-weather/351543?monyr=5/1/2015

My gut is indecisive.

Oh no! lol

Well good luck to you whenever you decide to prune...

Cutting off dead wood can be done at pretty much any time. Doing it sooner rather than later just means you have to do it twice. For a small number of roses, that isn't a big deal. I usually start in March, and give up sometime in June.

It's not supposed to freeze anymore I don't think, and looks like we are headed for a warm up this week. Go for it!

I think its time. No frost expected next eight days. Weather folks are hinting at 80's the week after that. If mother nature throws a curve ball in the second or third week of May well so be it.

Okay, I was out about an hour pruning away. The Love Song looks like wow..... 3 thicker green branches left with some leaving happening. Put it this way, what the heck happened to all the branches from last season. It's like they disintegrated over the Winter. I did cut dead away, but geez not that much. Oh well, hopefully those 3 thick green branches will be enough to keep it going.....

I am pruning a little bit after work this week every day and I am putting my Tomotoes and Lupines and my Walmart rose in the ground Monday may 3.

What about my Love Song. Will 3 thicker green branches be enough to carry it through?

It seems good to me. It is up to you to decide to shovel prune and get a new one. Or... Grow this one if you think it is putting out enough new shoots to make you happy. I think a good rose will have 4 or 5 good canes.

Nick, more than enough, should be fine.... Not to worry...