Help Please - Rose Pruning

[Sonnet]

Newish to gardening and especially roses so I would really appreciate advice please.

I did not prune my roses in the Autumn. I did read I could prune them in the early spring? But I'm wondering when. I have avoided so far because of the frost - do I need to worry about this.
I have noticed today that many have new growth on there but they are dreadfully leggy
Am I okay to prune this weekend please?

Now is fine. January or February is better while they are dormant but now will be perfectly alright.

Note - I haven't got round to pruning any of mine and probably won't for a few weeks yet. They don't mind.

https://www.davidaustinroses.co.uk/blogs/rose-care/a-guide-to-pruning

thank you :)

It’s really hard to cut off all that new growth, but cut them back now and feed them

Roses are tough as hell, frost won't kill them if they are established, do it soon now though as they are starting to grow again.
Beautiful time of year

Early spring is the right time to do it, usually around Valentine's day or thereabouts depending on where you are in the country.

Roses don't care about frosts, they are as hard as nails.

Just done mine, new leaves are springing up (see what I did there? 😁) nicely.

People overly worry about roses, they’re tough as old boots.

Thank you all
ill give it a go and cut off the newly grown stuff followed by a good feed
🙏

Yeah, hack away, they are indestructable. Next year cut them back in Jan/Feb while still dormant.

And, for later in the year, when deadheading cut back to a five leaf twig below the spent flower, not a 3 leaf twig. You get more repeat flowering that way.

I'd do asap to be honest. If they're leggy id be tempted to cut quite far back. Once they get flowers on them they can be quite heavy and can struggle to hold themselves up

Thank you everyone I’m in the garden now!
Some of mine are leggy so thank you @WhatMe123

I only did mine last weekend and they're looking fine.

Honestly, a friend of mine had a skip delivered onto hers, nine months later it was taken away and the rose was fine the following year. A bit of delayed pruning will be fine!

Roses are great for taking out any seething resentment/suppressed rage on - you can hack away at the buggers without doing any serious damage - see also lavender bushes!