Hi there,
I moved to Portland in July and am realizing it's about time I paid some attention to my garden! Hoping I can get a little advice here as I'm fairly new to gardening and totally new to PNW gardening!

I read that Feb/Mar are when I should prune roses but I'm new to roses so have been procrastinating. I watched several videos and read some articles but then when I look at my particular rose, I get confused. I've attached a couple photos. My biggest question is what to do with those stalks that look dead (the grey ones) and then what to do with the very thin immature ones. There don't seem to be many dominant green branches.

Any guidance appreciated!

hi, K. I feel your pain about just moving to an area and not knowing what to expect!
I'm not a rose expert, but maybe just wait this year and see what it looks like when it blooms? That could give you a better idea about where you'd like to trim back for next year. There were 2 rose bushes in my yard when I moved here in 2020. So far, I've let them be. As it turns out, I've been pretty busy just creating a new garden here and the existing roses have become less of a priority for me.

You'll get better advice from the Rose forum, but the brown look very dead to me. It also looks like someone thought it was a climber, but it might just not have been pruned for years. I would try breaking the TOPS of the brown stems, if they snap=dead. I would take them out, even down to the ground. The rest, I would leave until you figure out what it is. You can summer prune it to keep it looking nice and cut dead flowers off. It is not going to matter too much if you leave it alone, but if you are itching to get gardening, cutting out the dead is a perfect thing to do. Hope that helps.

good advice, Annie!