Mary Kay.
I don't know if you have heard of the "burrito" method of rose propagation of cuttings, but I do know that several people across the country have used it very successfully the first time they have ever propagated rose cuttings.
This method of propagation was first described on the Rose Hybridizers Forum.
Kim Rupert has been my rose mentor for so long neither one of us can remember when we started sharing what we know about roses ...
When he had incredible success using the burrito method of propagation, he started a blog with lots of photos of how to use this method. It does have to be tweaked a bit for your climate. The fact that the rose you want to propagate is in Nevada instead of Wyoming means it will probably be easier to propagate the rose there.
Over time, Kim has continued to tweak this propagation process, so you might want to continue reading the newer blog entries.
Here's a link to the first entry of his blog where he starts teaching about the burrito method:
http://pushingtheroseenvelope....
I hope this helps.
Smiles,
Lyn
