Ruby Red Jubilee
2026 Region One Meeting & Garden Tours
July 10th-12th in Lincoln, Nebraska
Hosted by The Nebraska Daylily Society
Nebraska Daylily Society is pleased to welcome you to Lincoln for the 2026 Region One Meeting and Garden Tours. This year we are celebrating the 80th Anniversary of Region One!
On this page you will find the schedule for the weekend, hotel information, contact information for Meeting Chair Val Hoefer, Registration Chair Henri Schiphorst & Auction Chair Butch Ahlers, registration forms (both word document and PDF fillable form) and photos of the gardens that will be open during your visit. We can't wait to see you in 2026!
On this page you will find the schedule for the weekend, hotel information, contact information for Meeting Chair Val Hoefer, Registration Chair Henri Schiphorst & Auction Chair Butch Ahlers, registration forms (both word document and PDF fillable form) and photos of the gardens that will be open during your visit. We can't wait to see you in 2026!
Schedule:
Friday, July 10th
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm Open Gardens (Keller, Roberts and Back Yard Farmer Gardens)
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm Registration, Bargain Table, Silent Auction Open
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm Region One Board Meeting
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm Hybridizers Slides
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Social Hour/Cash Bar
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Dinner
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Region One Auction (Cash, Checks and Credit Cards accepted)
Saturday, July 11th
7:00 am - 7:45 am Breakfast at hotel
7:45 am Buses Depart
3:40 pm Buses Return
3:45 pm - 5:00 pm Bargain Table & Silent Auction Open
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Social Hour/Cash Bar
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Banquet
7:00 pm - 7:30 pm Region One Business Meeting
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Guest Speaker - Carole Hunter of Prairie's Edge Gardens
8:30 pm - 8:45 pm Invitation to 2027 Regional
Sunday, July 12th
10:00 am - 12:00 pm Garden Judges Workshop 2* at Pick a Daylily Garden (Scott Keller's Garden)
10:00 am - 12:00 pm Open Garden (Scott Keller's Garden)
*Pre-register for Garden Judges Workshop 2 by June 10, 2026*
*Contact Val Hoefer if you have questions if you have questions about GJW2*
Friday, July 10th
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm Open Gardens (Keller, Roberts and Back Yard Farmer Gardens)
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm Registration, Bargain Table, Silent Auction Open
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm Region One Board Meeting
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm Hybridizers Slides
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Social Hour/Cash Bar
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Dinner
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Region One Auction (Cash, Checks and Credit Cards accepted)
Saturday, July 11th
7:00 am - 7:45 am Breakfast at hotel
7:45 am Buses Depart
3:40 pm Buses Return
3:45 pm - 5:00 pm Bargain Table & Silent Auction Open
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Social Hour/Cash Bar
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Banquet
7:00 pm - 7:30 pm Region One Business Meeting
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Guest Speaker - Carole Hunter of Prairie's Edge Gardens
8:30 pm - 8:45 pm Invitation to 2027 Regional
Sunday, July 12th
10:00 am - 12:00 pm Garden Judges Workshop 2* at Pick a Daylily Garden (Scott Keller's Garden)
10:00 am - 12:00 pm Open Garden (Scott Keller's Garden)
*Pre-register for Garden Judges Workshop 2 by June 10, 2026*
*Contact Val Hoefer if you have questions if you have questions about GJW2*
Hotel:
Lincoln Marriott Cornhusker
333 S 13th St, Lincoln Ne.
Reservation Group Rate: $143 (parking included)
To make a reservation use the following link:
Reservation-Link
Or call 1-888-236-2427 and mention NEBRASKA DAYLILY SOCIETY to receive group rate.
Lincoln Marriott Cornhusker
333 S 13th St, Lincoln Ne.
Reservation Group Rate: $143 (parking included)
To make a reservation use the following link:
Reservation-Link
Or call 1-888-236-2427 and mention NEBRASKA DAYLILY SOCIETY to receive group rate.
Contact Information:
Regional Meeting Chair: Val Hoefer
If you have questions about the Regional Meeting, please contact Val.
[email protected]
402-843-0349
Registration Chair: Henri Schiphorst
If you have registration questions, please contact Henri.
[email protected]
402-960-4892
Registration checks should be made out to NDS and mailed to:
NDS
405 Center St.
Oakland, IA 51560
Auction Chair: Butch Ahlers
If you have questions or would like to donate plants to the Regional Meeting Auction, please contact Butch. As always, your donations are greatly appreciated. Auction proceeds go to ADS Region One.
[email protected]
308-357-1291
Mail plants to:
Butch Ahlers
16270 N. Macon Rd
Belgrade, Ne. 68623-5145
Silent Auction & Bargain Table Chair: Sue Stevenson
If you have items or plants that you would like to donate for the Silent Auction or Bargain Table, please contact Sue. A heartfelt thank you to all who help make our auctions and plant sales a success. Silent auction and bargain table proceeds go to the Nebraska Daylily Society to help offset regional meeting expenses.
[email protected]
402-843-6367
Registration Form:
For your convenience we have links for both a Word Document and a fillable PDF version of the registration form. (If you have Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer, you can easily fill out and print the PDF version registration form.)
Registration fee includes Friday & Saturday programs, Saturday bus tour, gift plant, and all meals from Friday dinner through Saturday dinner. Guest meals available (see registration form).
For your convenience we have links for both a Word Document and a fillable PDF version of the registration form. (If you have Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer, you can easily fill out and print the PDF version registration form.)
Registration fee includes Friday & Saturday programs, Saturday bus tour, gift plant, and all meals from Friday dinner through Saturday dinner. Guest meals available (see registration form).
Tour Gardens and Open Gardens:
There will be 3 gardens on the Saturday, July 11th tour schedule: Hello Gorgeous Gardens (Jenny & Mark Cich), Lowe Family Gardens (Robin Lowe) and the Lincoln Sunken Gardens. In addition to the tour gardens, NDS members Scott Keller (Pick a Daylily Garden) and Kay Roberts will open their gardens to visitors on Friday, July 10th from 12:00 - 4:00 pm. The Backyard Farmer display garden is also worth a visit (Visit the BYF Garden | Backyard Farmer | Nebraska). We hope you enjoy your visits to these wonderful gardens!
There will be 3 gardens on the Saturday, July 11th tour schedule: Hello Gorgeous Gardens (Jenny & Mark Cich), Lowe Family Gardens (Robin Lowe) and the Lincoln Sunken Gardens. In addition to the tour gardens, NDS members Scott Keller (Pick a Daylily Garden) and Kay Roberts will open their gardens to visitors on Friday, July 10th from 12:00 - 4:00 pm. The Backyard Farmer display garden is also worth a visit (Visit the BYF Garden | Backyard Farmer | Nebraska). We hope you enjoy your visits to these wonderful gardens!
Featured Gardens:
Hello Gorgeous Gardens (Jenny & Mark Cich)
Photos by Jenny Cich
Photos by Jenny Cich
Lowe Family Gardens (Robin Lowe)
photos by Robin Lowe
photos by Robin Lowe
Lincoln Sunken Gardens
photos by John Moss
photos by John Moss
Open Gardens:
Pick a Daylily Garden (Scott Keller)
photos by Scott Keller
photos by Scott Keller
Kay Robert's Garden
photos by Kay Roberts
photos by Kay Roberts
Backyard Farmer Garden
photos by Jenny Cich
photos by Jenny Cich