 It is colloquially known as the Rose Garden (), on account of the red roses that dominate the garden's floriculture.Along its north-eastern side runs the Avenue de la Liberté, one of Luxembourg City's main thoroughfares.To the south-west runs the "Rue Sainte-Zithe", whilst the "Rue du Plébiscite" and the "Rue de la Grève" make up the south-east and north-west sides of the square respectively.