ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Floral designer Cassie Osterloth is getting ready for “Art in Bloom,” a floral interpretation of a chosen work at the Museum of Fine Arts St. Petersburg.

“What I like about it is it is something totally different than what I do from day-to-day, while it’s still working with flowers,” said Osterloth.

Osterloth has participated in 26 out of the 27 years of Art in Bloom.

And she is always looking for a challenge as she creates at her shop Wonderland Floral Art and Gift Loft in St. Pete.

She chose the installation “Debris Pile.”

It’s pieces of manmade objects — broken, strewn about and covered in mosaic tiles.

It’s a take on the negative ecological effects of commercial production by artist Jason Middlebrook.

“So what I am looking at and what I’m trying to mimic in the florals are the different color patterns and the repetitive colors that you see here with these mosaic tiles,” said Osterloth.

The event brings flower lovers to the MFA St. Petersburg.

“People are more familiar with flowers and therefore they can come in, appreciate them as the art form that they are, but also be exposed to the art within the museum,” said Osterloth.

It’s floral art as the bridge to fine art.