Most garden designers recommend you pick a palette of 2-3 colors to use in your garden. This is an easy way to get started if you're unsure of things. On the other hand, if you have a strong sense of design and color, you can break the rules a bit and see how it turns out. You can afford to play around a bit with flowers and small shrubs as the cost is not usually exorbitant and if you change your mind, you can move the offensive item or give it away to someone else.
If you're looking for long-lasting color, find out when your favorite plants bloom and plan around that. Pick flowers that bloom at different times so you're not ever left with an empty-looking garden.
Annuals generally bloom for longer periods of time than perennials, however they need to be replanted each year. A bit of time spent mapping out the blooming periods can pay off, giving you a colorful garden for 3 seasons of the year in mild climates, from the first bulbs that pop out in the spring to the final fall show of flowers.
Some plants require regular deadheading, or cutting off of the spent (dead) flowers in order to rebloom. Shrub roses typically offer long lasting blooms as well and they're not as fussy as the tea and hybrid roses.
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