Besides the hardy vines others will tell you about-you might try the new Sun Parasol Mandevilla's. In pink,red,white.Some are dwarf in leaf and flower,growing habit others-and you can tell by the more robust pot growth,will cover more area,but are never big vines. Planted all around that palm they like the part shade. Not expensive.You can find them at very low cost at the home improvement stores. I have had them bloom near all year...and if they do stop they are among the first to bloom in early spring. Buy ten and impress the neighbors. Hardy to 20f. Much better where it doesn't go below 32f but a very few nights a year.

Good ideas from Alex, but I will further warn against castor beans. I decided to quit growing after 1 season, because they get too big and aggressive. A good point is that you can prune the bottoms to allow other stuff to grow underneath, but when you dig them up their roots are very aggressive, and there is a lot of material that you will need to dispose of. I don't know if you technically can't, but I assume it's unsafe and I definitely wouldn't compost it or burn it because of it's highly toxic qualities. Unless you have a big yard with lots of space to fill and someplace to dump them, buyer beware. If you're looking for something smaller, and cheap because they are easy to overwinter in a potted plant in the house, try purple heart or wandering jew, and Persian shield. All are easy to grow from cuttings rooted in water. Mexican heather (ruellia) is also easy to overwinter and almost weedy, although not hardy here. Dahlias are also tropical looking, but I've never been able to overwinter (they supposedly are easy to dig and store.) Also on the smaller side, I am a fan of big season-long color (oranges and purples are my faves), fragrance and variegated foliage, so some other smaller options that are hardy or annuals might be cupheas (I personally like Mexican Cigar Plant (Cuphea Ignea Coan Scarlet the best, also Mexican heather, both are widely available), eucomis, coleus, zinnias, African daisies, and heliotropes. Roses always work too. For larger plants, don't forget brugmansias and plumerias (they can get very top heavy), and also don't discount tropical hibiscus. The tropical hibiscus have very shallow roots and take to aggressive pruning making them easy to dig. They do tend to get some sort of nasty funk on them by Jan/Feb, but a good hose down and spraying with neem oil or an organic fruit tree spray takes care of them.

hey tropic zone thanks, actually all that sand is fill dirt i had 20 load brought in because the grade was so low.. and i just had the bulkhead built.. the reason it is sandy because all the rain we had coeuple weeks ago brought the sand in the dirt to top, then it was scorching hot which dried it all out.. but yeah im pretty close to beach. anyway. should i go ahead and start putting epsom salt and fish emulsion around thes e guys? or wait? ive been watering them everyday. do i need to get a fertilizer or is what i said sufficient? thanks again i may get a Sago Palm up close the house by the garage, maybe surrounded by 2 Queen palms, i also want to get a tall chinese windmill for the otherside, and have access to some free banana tree sprouts

I think the palm looks really bad, but with lots of care and pruning, it might make a decent tree with some nice smaller tropicals below it. But I guess since the original poster isnt here anymore... It looks like were kind of starting our own fanfiction for palms, lol! But anyway, something tells me that the palm was removed, but in my story the palm was pruned and well cared for and lots of amazing palms and tropicals were planted next to it and today their landscape is the envy of the entire city! lol :) Good luck! -Alex