Question
dear lynnette  wow it's great to ask an expert  i live in the foothills of the pyrenees at an elevation of 400meters above sealevel nearest to toulouse but not as hot   my question is about rose cuttings i have a fifty percent success doing it blindly and in complete ignorance  are all roses capable of propagation?  are hybrids?  when is the best time to do this operation?  is it new branches best?  how long and how do you take or leave leaves? length of branch?  cut should be at an angle or crushed? what should i plant at the foot of the bush for it's best benefit? there are so many absolutely gorgeous roses here, i do know that the roses really appreciate, cow pats! i thank-you for your time and considerations

Answer
Here is a website that shows you how the professionals take cuttings from a rose.
http://www.rainyside.com/archives/cuttings.html
All rose can be propagated by cuttings but some really are difficult to get to strike. The secret to getting cuttings to root is to simply take more of them as some will not strike. The cuttings should be taken from the end of a cane tip that has flowered and it should be about 8 inches. Leave the last two leaves on the top and cut the rest off. Some people do crush the ends of the cutting but I usually take a knife and scape a thin line of the outer layer of green off in about four places. Be careful of placing any cow manure in the hole next the rose roots as this can burn them. Place the cow manure around the top not touching any of the rose canes. Redo this every spring as it contains many bacteria which help the rose roots take up the nutrients in the soil.