Do not under any circumstance tell a possible vendor what you are willing to spend.
Outline exactly what you would like to have done....include everything your heart desires...then have the multiple vendors each quote the job.
Some other things to keep in mind are:
be careful about what tropicals you choose as they are not from this area and are not cold hardy to stand the winter temps here in TV.
be knowledgeable about the growth rate and mature plant size of what is being put in....you WILL be surprised how fast and how large some plantings can get.
Once you have a plan made and priced think about breaking it into stages of implementation. This allows one to better evaluate what the reality of what you want looks like and allows making changes to the future stages.
When choosing palm trees do investigate growth rate and annual maintenance. For example queen palms are inexpensive; grow very fast; require significant amount of bi-annual maintenance to keep from making a mess below them.
Get an understanding where your selected vendor gets their plants.....some do no more than go to Walmart/Home Depot.
Good luck.
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