This teacher's guide is designed for use in a vocational horticulture course designed to prepare students for jobs as nursery workers. Addressed in the individual units of the guide are the following topics: the nursery industry; soils; plant growth; plant nutrition; plant propagation methods; nursery field practices; pest control; techniques for storing, grading, and marketing nursery stock; and procedures for keeping records and accounts. Each unit contains some or all of the following: performance checklists, suggested learning activities, a study guide in the form of key questions, a list of technical vocabulary, crossword puzzles, word mazes, quizzes or tests, answers to the quizzes or tests; and transparency masters. A glossary concludes the guide. (MN)