how do i deadhead my rose bushes?

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I have several rose bushes planted by my husband before he died.  They bloom over and over, but I am not sure what the best way is to take the dead flowers off so they will bloom again.  Do I cut them off just below the flower?  Do I cut part of the stem off as well?
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Cut the stem back to the first leaf that has five leaflets.  If you want to shorten the bush gow down to another set of five leaflet leaves and cut there.  You can cut back 1/3 of the bush this way if you need to.
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