Wonderful colour on Seven Seas!!!
Zuzu, thanks for the feedback on Golden Zest! As far as black spot is concerned, I think you are right that almost all roses get it - some more and some less. It is only that I would like to avoid adding the ones that completely defoliate - I have enough of those already so when I read a comment that says 'highly susceptible' I am a bit wary. (And I do realize that roses perform differently dependant on location - even in ones own garden!)
Out of interest, I just took a quick walk through one section of the garden to see if I could find any which don't have any spots.
Absolutely CLEAN at the moment are Samaritan (aka English Sonnent), Christopher Columbus and La Rose du Petit Prince (aka Arctic Ice) - the rest all have at least a couple of leaves with spots.
