Ruby Red Jubilee
2026 ADS Region One Meeting • Omaha, Nebraska • July 10-12, 2026
Hosted by the Nebraska Daylily Society
Carole Hunter of Prairie's Edge Gardens, Guest Speaker
The Nebraska Daylily Society (NDS) invites you to join us on Friday, July 10 through Sunday, July 12, in Lincoln, Nebraska, for the 2026 ADS Region One Meeting. Click HERE for the registration form with fillable fields—you can use your computer’s keyboard to type your information—no handwriting is necessary!
Your registration includes the bus tour and four meals: Friday evening dinner, Saturday breakfast, Saturday lunch, and Saturday dinner. Guest meals for Friday dinner and/or Saturday dinner and/or Saturday breakfast are also available.
About the Hotel
The host hotel is the Lincoln Marriott Cornhusker, 333 South 13th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska 68508, 402-474-7474. Mention “American Daylily Society” to get the reservation group rate of $143 per night, which includes parking. Click HERE to see the hotel pictures and amenities.
The hotel is in the heart of downtown Lincoln, just minutes away from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the Nebraska State Capitol, the Haymarket, the Railyard District, and the Pinnacle Bank Arena.
About the Gardens
Three large fabulous gardens are featured on Saturday's bus tour on July 11: Jenny and Mark Cich's Hello Gorgeous Gardens in Greenwood, Robin Lowe's Lowe Family Gardens in Bennet, and the world-famous Sunken Gardens in Lincoln.
But wait, there's more! Scott Keller's Pick a Daylily Garden and Kay Roberts' garden (both in Lincoln) will open their gardens to visitors on Friday, July 10 from noon to 4:00 p.m. Scott Keller's Pick a Daylily Garden will host Garden Judges Workshop 2 on Sunday, July 12 from 10:00 a.m. until noon, and it will also be open to visitors during GJW2. Be sure to visit the University of Nebraska's Backyard Farmer display garden at 3850 Center Street in Lincoln—it's open daily, and is fun and educational.
But wait, there's more! Scott Keller's Pick a Daylily Garden and Kay Roberts' garden (both in Lincoln) will open their gardens to visitors on Friday, July 10 from noon to 4:00 p.m. Scott Keller's Pick a Daylily Garden will host Garden Judges Workshop 2 on Sunday, July 12 from 10:00 a.m. until noon, and it will also be open to visitors during GJW2. Be sure to visit the University of Nebraska's Backyard Farmer display garden at 3850 Center Street in Lincoln—it's open daily, and is fun and educational.
Chair and Registrar Contact Information
Questions? Contact our 2026 ADS Region One Meeting Chair Val Hoefer (hoefrv@gmail.com) or Registrar Henri Schiphorst (hschip@frontiernet.net).
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Celebrate daylilies with us in Lincoln on July 10-12. Visit with old friends and meet new ones while enjoying beautiful daylilies in the gardens—don’t let the only thing missing be you!
