The Master-of-Nets Garden covers 5,400 sq.m. and is divided into two parts: the eastern house and the western garden. On a north-south axis there are four successive buildings separated by garden courts, namely the front door hall, the sedan-chair hall, the grand reception hall and the two-storeyed tower. Every hall has a door or walkway leading to the garden. It is a typical example of combining living quarters with a landscape garden in Suzhou.

The garden lies to the northwest of the house, making up four fifth of the total area. Quite different from the normal architecture in the east, the garden architecture enjoys a considerable degree of free. Roughly speaking, there are three parts in the garden. The Small Hill and Osmanthus Fragrance Pavilion, the Daohe House and the Music Room constitute the middle distance of the confined southern part of the garden.

The middle part of the garden has a pond in the center covering about 440 sq.m. The Washing-My-Ribbon Pavilion over the water is the best viewing place of the garden.

The northern part of the garden features studies and studios with beautiful garden courts. Some noteworthy places include the Peony Study, the Watching Pines and Appreciating Paintings Studio, the Meditation Study, the Five Peaks Library and the Cloud Stairway Room.

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