2026 Region One Meeting—Quick Reference Guide

 Ruby Red Jubilee

 2026 ADS Region One Meeting • Lincoln, Nebraska • July 10-12, 2026
Hosted by the Nebraska Daylily Society • Val Hoefer, Chair
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. 

Register

Click HERE for the registration form with fillable fields—you can use your computer’s keyboard to type your information—no handwriting is necessary! Mail your registration form to Registrar Henri Schiphorst by the June 10 postmark deadline to get the early registration discount.

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.

Reserve Your Hotel Room

The host hotel is the Lincoln Marriott Cornhusker on 333 South 13th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska 68508. 

Our special group rate is $143 per night. This covers the room ($128) plus the daily parking fee ($15). You can get this special rate in one of two ways:

• Click HERE to reserve your room online.
• Call 1-888-236-2427 and mention "Nebraska Daylily Society" when you reserve your room. Do not call the local hotel phone number.

Click HERE for information about fun things to see and do while you're in Lincoln.

Speaker

Guest speaker is hybridizers Carole Hunter of Prairie's Edge Gardens in Rockford, Illinois. Carole will present her program on Saturday evening following the banquet. Click HERE to read all about Carole, Prairie's Edge Gardens, and her beautiful daylily cultivars.

Gardens

GARDENS ON SATURDAY’S BUS TOUR:

Lowe Family Gardens (near Bennet) Robin Lowe—Curt Hanson spring 2023 collection NDS club plants—click HERE for garden description

Hello Gorgeous Gardens (Greenwood) Jenny & Mark Cich—Kirsten Hatfield recent introductions collection NDS club plants—click HERE for garden description

Sunken Gardens (Lincoln) City of Lincoln Parks & Recreation—click HERE for garden description    

OPEN GARDENS:

Pick A Daylily Garden (Lincoln) Scott Keller—click HERE for garden description

Kay Roberts' Garden (Lincoln) Kay Roberts—click HERE for garden description

The Backyard Farmer Garden (Lincoln) University of Nebraska—click HERE for garden description

ADS Region One Daylily Auction—Butch Ahlers, Chair

The ADS Region One Auction immediately follows Friday night’s banquet from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on July 10 at the hotel. 

Auction proceeds go to ADS Region One. Payment is easy—cash, checks, and credit cards are accepted.

ADS Region One and Nebraska Daylily Society members, please contact our Auction Chair Butch Ahlers at butchahlers@gmail.com to donate auction plants. Donors, your generosity is (as always) appreciated!

For additional Region One Auction details, click HERE.

NDS Silent Auction & NDS Bargain Table—Sue Stevenson, Chair

Silent auction and bargain table hours are from 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m. on Friday, July 10 and from 3:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 11 at the hotel. 

Silent auction and bargain table proceeds go to the Nebraska Daylily Society to help offset regional meeting expenses. Payment is easy—cash, checks, and credit cards are accepted.

ADS Region One and Nebraska Daylily Society members, please contact our Silent Auction & Bargain Table Chair Sue Stevenson at shcinvestmentsllc@gmail.com to donate bargain table plants. Donors, we appreciate your generosity!

For additional NDS Silent Auction and NDS Bargain Table details, click HERE.

Questions?

Contact:

* 2026 ADS Region One Meeting Chair Val Hoefer (hoefrv@gmail.com)

* Registrar Henri Schiphorst (hschip@frontiernet.net)

* ADS Region One Auction Chair Butch Ahlers (butchahlers@gmail.com)

* NDS Silent Auction & NDS Bargain Table Chair Sue Stevenson (shcinvestmentsllc@gmail.com)

See You Soon

Celebrate daylilies with us in Lincoln, Nebraska on July 10-12. Visit with old friends and meet new ones while enjoying gorgeous daylilies and stunning companion plants in the gardens. Don’t let the only thing missing be you!