How do the rest of you trim rose bushes?

Late winter or early spring, when the buds are just starting to swell. Earlier and frost can hit the new growth. Take out anything dead, damaged or crossing first. Then cut to an outward facing bud, at a slight angle sloping away from it, so the middle stays open and gets air. Hybrid teas can go back hard, to about a third of their height. Shrub roses and climbers just get a lighter tidy. Through summer, deadhead to keep them flowering.