I am going to be no help at all as I have grown both, and love both.
My old garden in Cornwall, England was a wet and damp zone 9. Both of these roses, got a little bit of black spot, but not enough to worry about.
They both bloomed on and off all summer and autumn.
They were both beautiful, with lovely silky petals and gorgeous perfume.
Teasing Georgia grew slightly taller and wider than The Pilgrim, but otherwise, it is difficult to separate them.

In my new garden, I have Teasing Georgia on a tiny pergola.
It is only her first year, but she is growing and flowering beautifully.
The reasons I haven't yet got The Pilgrim, is simply because I don't have anywhere to put it yet and I haven't yet heard, how it copes with harsh sunlight.
If you have room, buy both. They are both wonderful.
Daisy

Gee whiz, Daisy--you're a lot of help, telling me that they are both wonderful so get both. How's a gardener supposed to make a decision based on such advice? At least I can't go wrong, whichever choice I make. LOL.

I guess it comes down to color--whether I want a paler color (Pilgrim) or a more full-bodied golden tones (Georgia). Hmmm--I don't know which I prefer in that spot.

Hope some other posters come along with more feedback.

Kate

What is worse, is looking at my old photos of The Pilgrim, has made me want it again badly!!!
Oh gosh!, where to put it?
If it helps you decide Kate, here is a photo of The Pilgrim, taken in my old garden.

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and here is a very young Teasing Georgia, taken in my new garden.

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Daisy

Hate to tell you, Daisy, but that doesn't help. Now I want both, but like you, don't have room in my garden for a second climber.

But thanks for the photos. Those are lovely!

Kate

Those photos are interesting, because 'The Pilgrim' has always bloomed pure pale lemon yellow for me, both back in Washington state and here in Italy. I adore that rose though it doesn't do that well in my spartan conditions. Its flower form reminds me of that of the lovely 'Sombreuil'--I can pay them no higher compliment. A consideration that might weigh with you is that 'The Pilgrim' is myrrh-scented, while 'Teasing Georgia' I believe is not; I think it has a Tea fragrance, though I'm not sure. I like the myrrh scent, but some people dislike it. Both are beautiful roses.

Yes, Teasing Georgia has a tea fragrance. My Pilgrim plant sends out long canes so it might make a good climber. I have two Teasing Georgia plants and they are large shrubby plants. It is the largest yellow Austin here, bigger than Golden Celebration, Graham Thomas and The Pilgrim. Both get some blackspot in my climate.
I like the color of TG better but both of them are harmonious with most other colors. TG reblooms better here. I love the color of TG, it has no harshness to it, and is a soft, elegant color without being washed out.

Melissa, you may have helped me make a decision. I already have Sombreuil growing on a pillar, so I don't really need a similar rose on the last open pillar. For more contrast, I just may go with Teasing Georgia.

But just to make sure this is going to work, I need to check with everyone to determine what "bigger" means--when Erasmus says TG is "bigger" than Golden Celebration, etc. Erasmus, are you referring to "taller" or "wider"? I ask because the one limitation I'm working with is that there is not a lot of extra space available around the pillar. Does TG take up more width than--let's say--Dublin Bay or Eden climbing around a pillar of similar height? I already have them--they would fit in the spot where I want to plant TG (or Pilgrim), but I don't know that I could accomodate an extra wide rose. What do you think?

As for fragrance, I'm not fussy about it. It's nice if they smell, but if they don't, so be it. That's about as far as I get on that subject. : )

Kate

Daisy, is that Geum you have planted at the base of Teasing Georgia?

I have Teasing Georgia since 2006 and in my Southern California garden it is a sprawling octopus and a diva at that! It is about 7 ft. across and I can touch it from my second story window which is probably 16feet plus in height! It is also one of my most prolific roses and the color never washes out.

You know, malibu, I can't even imagine a big sprawling rose such as you describe. I've always heard that Austins go slightly crazy in California--you have convinced me! LOL. I'm always amazed when I read descriptions of roses growing 10 ft high, when I know that they are a sedate 3.5 ft high in my garden.

OK, midwesterners (Zone 6)--is Teasing Georgia another Jolly Green Giant in the midwest? I sure hope not--or there is no way I can grow it.

Glad to hear the color doesn't wash out, but I must inquire--do you regularly have triple-digit heat in the summer in southern California? That will usually bleach out just about any rose, but obviously some roses are much more heat sensitive than other roses. I hope Teasing Georgia (if she isn't a sprawling octopus in the midwest) can survive the oven-hot heat of July and August here.

Thanks for the input. Can anyone else help us out here?

Kate

Teasing Georgia has no trouble with the heat.
Mine is in full sun all day, and although still young, is a joy.

Landperson. There is an ivy leafed pelargonium and an annual Cosmos sulphereus Polidor underneath Teasing Georgia, but no Geum I'm afraid.
Daisy

Kate,
My largest TG plant is 13' high and 9' wide, but that is counting some new canes at the top. I'd say most of the plant is about 9x9'. The octopus canes at the top are bigging to arch over. It is not a sprawly gangly plant, but mostly makes a well-branched sturdy plant, just a nice shape and covered in blooms when it blooms.

My smaller TG plant is not as happy in its location and is about 4x4'. My Dublin Bay plant is not grown on a support and it is about as wide as TG though not as tall. My Golden Celebration plant is about 6x6' I think. TG is bigger than Eden here, taller and wider. I just don't think TG would need a pillar and would overwhelm one.

My The Pilgrim plant is so much sprawlier, but a friend's plant of it was about an 8x8' globe shaped thing. I wonder if Danae would be a good yellow for you. The blooms are not 1/4 as beautiful as those Austins, IMO, but they are pretty and the plant is very blackspot resistant. Danae has more flexible canes also. Good vigor but doesn't get as huge here. The color fades quickly though. Buff Beauty is often yellow.
Linda