Established in 1978 and rebranded from San Diego Bay Flower Company in 2016, Thistle Floral is the women-owned, LGBTQ+-welcoming florist, plant nursery, and boutique housed in a 1920s OB beach cottage at 4822 Santa Monica Ave, directly across from the Post Office. The 2016 rebrand added a drought-tolerant garden center — succulents, California natives, and water-wise landscape stock that pairs with the planting direction at spaces like Point Loma Native Plant Garden for clients converting lawns under California's MWELO water ordinance. Boutique inventory rotates constantly: cards, interior plants, natural bath and body, candles, jewelry, and local-maker goods stocked alongside cut-flower inventory. Camellia Wedding Flowers publicly directs all retail walk-in clientele to Thistle on its own website after closing the retail side of its operation in 2017 — a documented inter-shop referral that routes OB's weekday bouquet demand here. Full-service wedding and event work coordinates with private chef programs like WholeSam Private Chefs - San Diego so floral centerpieces sit correctly against plated tasting menus. The shop's signature complex project is a full drought-tolerant wedding buildout — succulent bouquets, living centerpieces that double as guest favors, and arch installations using salvaged driftwood from Sunset Cliffs that guests can replant rather than discard.