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Garden

A calmer checkout and clearer stock picture for garden centers and nurseries

Square for Garden is a U.S. retail setup for nurseries, plant shops, and garden centers that need checkout to work at the counter or out on the floor. Square Point of Sale can keep plant, tool, and supply inventory synchronized across locations and channels, while low-stock alerts, purchase orders, bulk receiving, and sales reporting help teams plan seasonal replenishment.

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Built for your day-to-day

How it fits your business

A customizable POS grid supports quick sales, and Square Online can connect in-store pickup, shipping, or local delivery to the same catalog. Customer profiles, gift cards, Loyalty, and Marketing help turn seasonal shoppers into repeat customers; Appointments can support workshops or events.

Key capabilities

What you can do

  • Sell from the counter or the sales floor

    Use Square Point of Sale on a fixed station or a portable device so staff can take payment while helping customers browse plants, soil, tools, and seasonal stock. Tap, chip, swipe, digital wallets, and phone-based Tap to Pay are supported through the listed hardware and payment methods.

  • Keep living inventory and supplies visible

    Real-time stock synchronization, low-stock alerts, bulk intake, purchase orders, vendor records, inventory counts, and inventory history give a garden team a practical way to monitor fast-moving seasonal items and replenishment.

  • Connect store, pickup, shipping, and delivery

    Square Online can share catalog, order, customer, and inventory data with the in-person business and support in-store or curbside pickup, shipping, and local delivery. Official Square Marketplace guidance also identifies garden-oriented delivery and ecommerce integrations, but third-party fees and capabilities must be checked with each provider.

  • Build repeat seasonal traffic

    Customer profiles and purchase history can support targeted follow-up, while digital or physical gift cards, Square Loyalty, and Square Marketing provide retention tools for repeat plant buyers and workshop attendees.

  • Coordinate staff and events

    Role permissions, passcodes, shift scheduling, time tracking, and payroll connections help seasonal teams operate consistently. Square Appointments is specifically linked from the Garden page as an option for workshops, events, or pop-ups.

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Product details

Plans and operational fit

Square's U.S. Retail pricing page presents retail features across Square plans. Free is $0 per location per month and includes core item/SKU creation, discounts, refunds, and sales reporting. Plus is $49 per location per month and adds inventory management and stock intake, vendor and purchase-order management, and COGS and inventory reporting. Premium is $149 per location per month and adds cross-location returns and fulfillment, transfer orders, and 24/7 phone support. Square Pro is custom-priced; Square says businesses processing over $250,000 per year can ask about eligibility for custom pricing and processing fees, hardware discounts, onboarding, and account management. Plans can be upgraded, downgraded, or paused; downgrading can remove smart inventory, cross-location, and barcode-label features.

Hardware and compatibility

Square's U.S. catalog lists Square Register (2nd generation) at $899, Square Handheld at $399, Square Terminal at $299, Square Stand at $149, and Square Reader for contactless and chip at $59. The catalog says Register and Terminal run Square Point of Sale without an additional device; Handheld includes a built-in barcode scanner; Stand requires a compatible USB-C iPad; and Reader pairs by Bluetooth with iOS 16.0+ or Android 9. Square also lists Square Register Retail Kit with printers, scanners, and a cash drawer on the Retail POS page. Financing is subject to credit approval and other eligibility rules; sales tax may apply. Accessories and supported label-printer dimensions/templates should be confirmed before purchase.

Garden-specific ecosystem and boundaries

Square's official Garden page explicitly positions the offering for plant and garden businesses and links Square Appointments, Afterpay, Loyalty, Marketing, Payroll, Banking, and Websites. Square's garden-and-nursery Marketplace article names Faire, Linnworks, Finale Inventory, Thrive Inventory, DoorDash, Uber Eats, Wix, WooCommerce, and Meta for Business as possible integrations. Those are third-party or separately priced services where applicable, and the article says to check each app's own pricing. The official sources do not establish horticulture-specific tax, plant-care, perishability, botanical compliance, route-planning, or greenhouse-production features; those should not be promised as Square capabilities.

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Accessories — Printers

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Plan details

Pricing, fees & eligibility

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U.S. Square Retail is available on Free ($0/location/month), Plus ($49/location/month), or Premium ($149/location/month) plans; Square Pro is custom-priced. The lowest featured hardware price is $59 for Square Reader for contactless and chip. Garden businesses processing over $250,000 annually can ask Square about custom pricing and processing fees, subject to eligibility.

Upfront hardware (USD)$59
Monthly software (USD)$49

Fees & eligibility

  • In-person card-present payments on Free

    Tap, dip, or swipe; U.S. Square Free plan pricing shown on the official Retail pricing page.

    2.6% + $0.15 per transaction
  • In-person card-present payments on Plus

    Tap, dip, or swipe; U.S. Square Plus plan pricing shown on the official Retail pricing page.

    2.5% + $0.15 per transaction
  • In-person card-present payments on Premium

    Tap, dip, or swipe; U.S. Square Premium plan pricing shown on the official Retail pricing page.

    2.4% + $0.15 per transaction
  • Online or invoice card payments

    Applies to card payments made online or through an invoice; plan-dependent U.S. rates shown on the official Retail pricing page.

    3.3% + $0.30 per transaction on Free; 2.9% + $0.30 on Plus and Premium
  • Manual entry or card on file

    Applies when card details are manually entered or a saved card on file is used.

    3.5% + $0.15 per transaction
  • Afterpay

    For Afterpay payments; eligibility and applicable Afterpay terms apply.

    6% + $0.30 per transaction
  • ACH bank transfer via invoice

    Invoice ACH pricing is plan-dependent; the Free column shows 1% with a $1 minimum and no listed cap.

    1%, $1 minimum; $10 fee cap on Plus and Premium
  • Gift card load

    No additional fee when a gift card is redeemed, according to the Retail pricing page.

    2.5% load fee on Free and Plus; 0% on Premium

Requirements

  • A U.S. Square account and acceptance of Square's applicable terms are required; sign-up and eligibility checks apply.
  • Square Plus and Premium monthly charges apply per location.
  • Square Pro custom pricing and processing fees are not guaranteed; Square says eligibility is considered for businesses processing over $250,000 per year.
  • Square Stand requires a compatible USB-C iPad; Square Reader for contactless and chip requires a compatible iOS 16.0+ or Android 9 device and Bluetooth.
  • Square Kiosk Lite requires Square Plus or Premium and has a per-device monthly software fee; it is not recommended here because self-service is not a verified Garden requirement.
  • Third-party Marketplace apps may charge separate fees and require separate provider accounts.

Prices and fees were verified from official Square U.S. pages on 2026-10-27 and can change; show the applicable plan and transaction type next to any price.

Hardware installment amounts are financing offers, not cash prices, and are subject to credit approval, purchase limits, state availability, and other listed conditions; sales tax may apply.

Offline payments require reconnection within 24 hours of the first offline payment; expired, declined, or disputed offline payments remain the seller's responsibility.

Square's official Garden page supports plant and garden retail workflows but does not prove specialized horticulture production, plant-care, perishability, tax, or compliance functionality.

The Garden page and Marketplace article mention Afterpay, Banking, Loans, and third-party apps; eligibility, underwriting, app terms, and pricing are separate and not guaranteed.

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Questions

Frequently asked questions

Which Square plan is the practical starting point for a garden center?

Free can cover basic catalog, checkout, discounts, refunds, and sales reporting. Plus at $49 per location per month is the first plan that the official Retail pricing page lists with inventory management and stock intake, vendor and purchase-order management, and COGS reporting. Premium at $149 per location per month adds cross-location returns and fulfillment, transfer orders, and 24/7 phone support.

Can staff take payments around a nursery instead of only at one counter?

Yes. Square's Garden page says payments can be taken at the counter, on the floor, or elsewhere, and Square lists Handheld, Terminal, Stand, and Reader hardware for different setups. Handheld is the most directly verified mobile retail option because Square lists a built-in barcode scanner; device, network, and plan compatibility should be checked before ordering.

Does Square handle online orders and garden-center delivery?

Square's Retail pages support online selling with pickup, shipping, and local delivery, and the official garden-and-nursery Marketplace article names DoorDash, Uber Eats, Wix, WooCommerce, and other integrations. These integrations are not proof of a built-in horticultural delivery or plant-care workflow, and third-party pricing and service-area requirements must be confirmed with the provider.

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