Forget Blaze. Quadra, Illusion and Ramblin' Red are all hardier, more disease resistant and better blooming climbers.

Note that John Davis can mildew badly if placed too close to a wall or in an area with poor air circulation. Otherwise an outstanding rose.

You may wish to look at Rosarium Uetersen also.

Aack, now you give me more to choose from? I wasn't leaning towards Blaze anyway. Where can I buy Quadra and the others?
Thanks!

LOL.

Do a google search on Pickering and Palatine nurseries.

I was considering Laguna at one point, until Olga shared her experience with it. Based at least partly on that, I decided to go with Nahema, instead.

Illusion is a good red rose (no spraying required but has a lot of vicious thorns), though not much scent.

What did Olga say about Laguna? Needs spraying in Maryland?

John Davis is the only rose I ever discarded because of mildew susceptibility, not usually a significant problem in my garden.

Laguna is quite healthy here. It does get cercospora in the fall and some BS in summer, but not too bad. I hope it will stay like this. I had several roses in the past that were resistant for 2-3 years, but later later got BS so badly and there were no way back. From that point they were leafless, examples are Colette, Baby Love and some others. All these roses had cercospora issues, but not much BS in the first 2-3 years. I think my Illusion is going to be this way too.
Keep fingers crossed and hope Laguna stays healthy. Great rose, I love the color and fragrance.
Olga