Elizabeth Christina Saunders

Elizabeth Banks CBE (born 1941), is a retired British landscape architect specializing in the restoration of historic landscapes who was the first woman and professional horticulturalist to be president of the Royal Horticultural Society from 2010 to 2013. She was appointed a CBE for services to horticulture in 2017. She succeeded Giles Coode-Adams, who had held the position from 20082010.

Hergest Croft Gardens Banks and her husband, Lawrence, managed Hergest Croft Gardens from 19882010, when their younger son, Edward, took over. During this time, they designed and planted the Maple Grove, as well as other exotic trees.