Oh, I did scale way back- from my usual 60-80 jugs down to 20. But I wasn't planning on them being blown away and I lost an awful lot when that happened. Then most of my annuals didn't sprout. Then, when we decided to add the deck, a lot of plants had to be moved from there and crammed elsewhere. Now I have some big perennials I can't find a spot for without blocking sun to other sun lovers.
Not the end of the world. And if I really need fillers in spots, I can go buy a few cell packs of annuals when all is said and done.
Karen