@jdonnelly Great advice. Wish I'd read it yesterday... went on a 'daffodil pick' with school and have come back with lots of shots of dull sky and 'dead' grey trees with grass/daffodils/kids at the bottom. If I had taken my dslr and paused awhile, or taken more time to focus the daffs in the foreground it could have been so much better...
http://www.phototechnique.com/landscape/spring-landscape-photography-tips-and-advice/
Hope it is of some value to you.