a neighbor has a pretty good size miniature rose bush in the corner of his yard. i've noticed it before because it's very pretty in bloom. last summer my daughter picked one and brought to to me as a present and OH MY! i don't know what kind it is but it has the most heavenly scent! i have never ever smelled such a sweet smelling rose! SOO..... i want to take a cutting in spring and try to root it. do roses do well with cuttings? and specific suggestions for roses?

yea you sure can! just take a cutting but make sure you make the cutting at a slant like this / and not straight across like this -- you can stick it in water or stick it in potting soil and keep it moist but not soaking wet. you can also wetten the end of the cutting and dip it in rooting hormone and then stick it in the water or stick it in the soil. make sure you strip all of the leaves off except maybe the top 2 or 3 leaves. good luck! what kind of rose is it that you have by the way?

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My husband has had great success with getting rose clippings to root. He cut the bottoms off 2 liters plastic bottles and covered the cuttings with it.
I suppose it acts like a Bell Jar and keeps the cutting at the right humidity.

Also he's had more success with hardy climbing roses than any other.

Yes, he used the rooting hormone too.

All the best.

Sandy