About Us

I’m Thomas LaFreniere, owner of Gorgeous Gardens LLC., born and raised in the spacious gardens of Edmonds. WA. As a youth, I was drawn to the landscape. In 1999, I was excelling at a vocational horticultural program while already establishing a loyal customer base. While completing my AAS degree from Edmonds Community College in 2002, I founded Gorgeous Gardens Co. Gaining from the experience of becoming a licensed, bonded and insured contractor at an early age in life has been a priceless education. In 2012, I founded Gorgeous Gardens LLC. I love the environment we live in. Greater Seattle has such an amazing climate for growth, which has provided me countless opportunities to refine my talents and proudly serve this great community.

A self-proclaimed "gardenerd", my hobbies (aside from landscaping) include: running, skiing and relaxing on a beach with my current issue of Fine Gardening to keep up on the current industry trends.

My son Finn (born April 2014) and I live in Shoreline. We love being apart of our community and volunteer for the RBCA often. We constantly enjoy our neighborhood parks, businesses and so much that it has to offer! www.richmondbeachwa.org.

Ben Maness joined our team in July 2011. Ben oversees all of GGLLC maintenance clients and a vast majority of our construction builds.

His positive nature, paired with an exceptional craftsmanship make him a great leader here at our firm.

Ben grew up in both Kirkland, WA and Chicago IL. He currently lives in Lynnwood WA. Devoted husband, he married Emily Maness in 2016. The couple welcomed their daughter, Clementine, July 2017.

In Ben’s free time he enjoys outings with his young family, long drives and camping.

Ben’s birthday is February 5th.