[header] How to save a dying rose bush [title] Scrape the bark off a branch to make sure it isn't completely dead. [step] Cut off a branch near the base of your rose bush. Carefully scrape the outside bark on the branch. 
If there is green under the bark, that means that your rose bush is still alive and you'll be able to revive it. If the branch under the bark is brown, it means your rose bush is dead and you'll have to get a new one.