2026 Region One Meeting Open Garden—Kay Roberts

 Ruby Red Jubilee

 2026 ADS Region One Meeting • Lincoln, Nebraska • July 10-12, 2026
Hosted by the Nebraska Daylily Society
Carole Hunter of Prairie's Edge Gardens, Guest Speaker

Kay Roberts' Garden

Nebraska Daylily Society member Kay Roberts invites you to visit her open garden on a big urban lot in Lincoln. It's a short drive just five miles northeast of the host hotel. 

Welcome to Kay's garden! (all pics are courtesy of Kay Roberts)

Kay's favorite plants are hostas. Her well-grown hosta collection is an oasis of beauty.

 A sneak peek of Kay's many lovely hostas

A hedge row of heirloom peonies from Kay's late mother's garden in Bee, Nebraska grow from the front sidewalk to the back fence, creating a breathtaking river of blooms in May. 

Kay loves daylilies and iris, too. About 150 beautiful daylily cultivars (tetraploids and diploids) grow throughout her front and back yard. Three backyard daylily beds accent Kay's collection of tall bearded iris.

Daylilies here

Daylilies there

More irresistible daylilies

Don't miss this delightful urban gem!

Save the Date: March 27-28 2026 Pollen Dabbers featuring Jason Delaney, Mike Grossmann, and Kathleen Nordstrom

Phil Fass, Karla Brannaman, and the Central Iowa Daylily Society (CIDS) invite all American Daylily Society (ADS) Region One members plus daylily friends from neighboring Regions 2 and 11 (and beyond) to attend the annual Pollen Dabbers gathering on March 27-28 at Marshalltown Community College in Marshalltown, Iowa. Click HERE to access the registration form with fillable fields—you can use your computer’s keyboard to type your information—no handwriting is necessary! Click HERE to read the announcement on the ADS Region One website's Events page.

Kicking things off on Friday, March 27 is a presentation by daffodil, bulb, and daylily hybridizer and grower Jason Delaney from Saint Louis, Missouri. Jason owns Professional Horticultural Services (PHS), which specializes in residential garden design and maintenance; and PHS Daffodils, which focuses on daffodil production. Click HERE to access PHS Daffodils website, click HERE to follow PHS Daffodils on Instagram, and click HERE to follow on Facebook.

Jason Delaney and daffodils (pic courtesy of Jason Delaney)

Jason worked for over 20 years for Missouri Botanical Garden, most recently as North Gardens Supervisor and Bulb Collections Specialist. Jason hybridizes daffodils and daylilies and dabbles with trumpet lilies and crinums. His plants grow on almost four acres of family land in Flora, Illinois. Jason's plant collection includes over 3,500 varieties of daffodils, more than 1,500 varieties of daylilies, and 500+ varieties of historic bearded irises. Following three preview pics below are all courtesy of Jason Delaney.

A stunning daffodil bouquet

Daylilies galore

Partial view of enormous daylily field

But wait--there's more! Presentations on Saturday, March 28 feature Region One hybridizers and growers Mike Grossmann and Kathleen Nordstrom of Northern Lights Daylilies in West Concord, Minnesota. Click HERE to access Northern Lights Daylilies' website, and click HERE to follow them on Facebook. 

Mike and Kathleen in their garden (pic courtesy of Ray Gardeski)

Following are just a couple of Mike and Kathleen's beautiful 2026 daylily introductions, pics below are courtesy of Mike Grossmann and Kathleen Nordstrom.

'Purple Wine Wonder' (Grossmann-M., 2026)

'Sharp Dude' (Grossmann-M., 2026)

'Two Horizons' (Nordstrom, 2026)

Kathleen's gorgeous LUSCIOUS KISS won an Honorable Mention (HM) Award in 2025.

'Luscious Kiss' (Nordstrom, 2018) pic courtesy of Kathleen Nordstrom

The wealth of knowledge from these three experienced, educational, and entertaining speakers is tremendous. Pollen Dabbers 2026 is a wonderful opportunity to see and hear them in person while enjoying fun and fellowship with treasured daylily friends. Don't let the only thing missing be you!