Take advantage of your longest view. Look to your existing garden and its major plants or to your house and its colors for cues as to the color scheme you should work within. Take advantage of shady and sunny areas. Consider where you will sit and how you will move within your small garden. Pave the areas most difficult to plant.
Paths can create unity and itinerary, even in the smallest of gardens.
From November until mid-March, it's also available for short breaks of three to six days.