"Lai Yuan," in particular, was surrounded by very beautiful gardens, which included a pond, many kinds of flowers and trees, and willows on the banks of a river.
園中遍植各種花草樹木，花木扶疏中，間有涼亭、小橋、流水……，充滿中國傳統庭園之美。梁啟超曾到林家作客，住在萊園中的「五桂樓」。他曾盛讚園中景緻，並題詩為記：「稍喜茲遊得奇絕，萊園佔盡三分月。」