Floral festival coming in bloom at NC Museum of Art

RALEIGH, NC (WTVD) -- Florist Scot Buck has been sketching his ideas for months for his piece in the Art in Bloom event which celebrates the start of spring.[br /]In October he learned which piece inside the North Carolina Museum of Art he would be given to use as an inspiration.[br /] [br /]Buck estimates the flower arrangement that he is making has cost him around $900, and that doesn't include the labor he's putting into the work.[br /][media ID="3242963" /][br /]He is one of the dozens of florists who will participate in the fourth annual Art in Bloom event.[br /][br /]"Just the chance to have some of your work on our states museum I think is a real honor," said Buck, who owns Emerald City Flower Company in Greenville. "It is a lot of preparation, but I thoroughly enjoy it."[br /][br /]He has shown off his work in past events but says he still gets jitters assembling his installation. He said he had a tough time sleeping the night before worried things could go wrong.[br /][br /]"I've got other containers like this that I practiced with and took photographs and saw what would work and what wouldn't. That made a huge difference," said Buck.[br /][media ID="[br /]3243116" /][br /][br /]Doors to the West Building will close Wednesday so Buck and others can work during the flower frenzy.[br /][br /]The exhibit will open Thursday, March 22 and will run through Sunday, March 25.[br /][br /]There are 53 arrangements on display in the permanent collection.[br /][br /]Proceeds from the Art in Bloom event support the museum's programming and exhibitions that happen throughout the year.[br /][br /]Admission is charged during the floral festival.[br /][br /]The East Building and the Museum Park will remain open and free to visitors.[br /][br /][b][url HREF="https://www.etix.com/ticket/e/1006460/art-in-bloom-2018-raleigh-north-carolina-museum-of-artspecial-events" TARGET="new" REL=""]Click here for available times.[/url][/b]