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Landscaping & Outdoors

Turn every outdoor job from estimate to payment into one clear workflow

Square gives landscaping and outdoor-service businesses a practical way to price work, confirm scope, collect deposits, and follow jobs through payment. Build itemized estimates for planting, maintenance, hardscaping, irrigation, or seasonal cleanup, send them by email or text, and convert accepted work into invoices without retyping the details.

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How it fits your business

Recurring invoices suit scheduled maintenance, while milestone payment schedules can break a larger installation into planned draws. Crews can take contactless payment in the field with a phone, reader, Handheld, or Terminal, and owners can see paid, unpaid, and overdue work from one dashboard. Square does not document route optimization or a dedicated landscape-production system, so those needs should be evaluated separately.

Key capabilities

What you can do

  • Quote outdoor work with scope customers can approve

    Create itemized estimates with services, quantities, pricing, discounts, attachments, and notes. Send them by email, text, or shareable link so a homeowner or property manager can review the proposed work before the crew is scheduled.

  • Move accepted estimates into billing

    Convert accepted estimates into invoices without entering the customer, service, and pricing details again. Eligible paid plans can automatically convert accepted estimates, reducing rework between a signed proposal and the first payment request.

  • Match billing to the job’s cash-flow pattern

    Request a deposit, schedule recurring invoices for routine maintenance, or divide a larger project into milestone-based payments. Automatic reminders and real-time invoice status help an owner follow up on work that is unpaid or overdue.

  • Take payment where the crew finishes the work

    Accept contactless cards, chip cards, digital wallets, Cash App Pay, ACH through an invoice, and other supported methods. A reader paired to a phone, Tap to Pay on iPhone, Square Handheld, or Square Terminal can fit different field and office routines.

  • Keep property and repeat-job customers organized

    Customer Directory can keep contact information and transaction history together, while templates, contracts, project workspaces, and messages can preserve the details that matter for recurring lawn care, seasonal cleanups, and multi-visit installations. QuickBooks Online and Xero integrations are documented on the invoices page.

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Product details

Plans and paid-feature boundaries

Square Free is the $0-per-month starting plan and includes core POS, invoicing, estimates, contracts, and booking capabilities shown on Square’s U.S. pricing pages. Square’s landscaping page presents free, paid, and custom-priced choices but its live paid-plan price fields are not rendered as fixed amounts in the source. Advanced invoice capabilities such as payment schedules, custom invoice templates, and the $10 ACH fee cap are shown for eligible paid plans; automatic estimate-to-invoice conversion is also described as a paid-plan feature. Square Pro is custom-priced, and Square says businesses processing more than $250,000 per year can ask about custom pricing, hardware discounts, onboarding, implementation support, technical specialists, and account management. No locked-in contract is stated on the landscaping page.

Published U.S. processing fees

Square’s standard U.S. fee grid lists card-present tap, dip, or swipe at 2.6% + $0.15 on Free, 2.5% + $0.15 on Plus, and 2.4% + $0.15 on Premium per transaction. Online or invoice card payments are 3.3% + $0.30 on Free and 2.9% + $0.30 on Plus or Premium. Manual entry or card on file is 3.5% + $0.15; Afterpay is 6% + $0.30; ACH via invoice is 1% with a $1 minimum, with a $10 cap on Plus and Premium; cash or check is free. Other products, instant transfers, international cards, and optional services can have separate terms or fees.

Field hardware, connectivity, and offline limits

Official U.S. hardware pricing lists Square Reader for contactless and chip at $59, Square Handheld at $399, and Square Terminal at $299. The reader pairs over Bluetooth with a compatible iOS or Android device and can use Wi-Fi, hotspot, or cellular data; Tap to Pay on iPhone works on iPhone XS or later running iOS 15.5 or later. Handheld requires Wi-Fi with high-speed internet, is IP54-rated, and supports offline payments. Terminal supports Wi-Fi or Ethernet with its optional Hub. Offline payments can be used for up to 24 hours, but the device must reconnect; expired, declined, or disputed offline payments remain the seller’s responsibility.

Important fit limits for outdoor-service operations

Square documents invoicing, payments, customer records, scheduling, and reporting for landscapers, but the cited U.S. pages do not establish route optimization, GPS crew dispatch, job-costing by property, materials takeoff, irrigation design, pesticide compliance, or a dedicated landscape-management module. Square Appointments is documented as booking software, not a field-crew route planner. Businesses needing those capabilities may need a separate integration or specialist system; Square’s App Marketplace is the documented place to investigate integrations.

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Plan details

Pricing, fees & eligibility

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Official Square U.S. pages support a $0/month Square Free starting plan for core selling and invoicing. The landscaping page exposes paid-plan and Pro choices, but current paid-plan price fields are dynamic or not rendered as fixed amounts in the cited source, so this record does not invent a monthly subscription amount. Recommended entry hardware is the $59 Square Reader for contactless and chip; Handheld is $399 and Terminal is $299. Processing fees vary by plan and payment method.

Upfront hardware (USD)$59
Monthly software (USD)$0

Fees & eligibility

  • In-person card-present processing

    Tap, dip, or swipe when the card is present; current published U.S. standard rates on 2026-10-27.

    2.6% + $0.15 (Free); 2.5% + $0.15 (Plus); 2.4% + $0.15 (Premium) per transaction
  • Online or invoice card processing

    Card payments made online or through an invoice.

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

    Manually entered card details or a saved customer card on file.

    3.5% + $0.15 per transaction
  • ACH bank transfer via invoice

    Invoice payments made by ACH bank transfer; plan eligibility applies.

    1%, $1 minimum (Free); 1%, $1 minimum, $10 fee cap (Plus and Premium)
  • Afterpay

    Customer pays in four installments; eligibility and Afterpay terms apply.

    6% + $0.30 per transaction
  • Hardware purchase prices

    Official U.S. advertised cash prices before tax; installment offers, credit approval, state exclusions, and other terms apply where offered.

    Reader for contactless and chip $59; Handheld $399; Terminal $299

Requirements

  • A Square account and U.S. merchant setup are required; product, payment-method, and plan availability remain subject to Square terms and eligibility.
  • Advanced payment schedules, custom invoice templates, ACH fee cap, and automatic estimate-to-invoice conversion require the applicable eligible paid plan where Square labels them that way.
  • Square Reader for contactless and chip requires a compatible iOS or Android device and an internet connection through Wi-Fi, hotspot, or cellular data; offline-payment terms apply.
  • Tap to Pay on iPhone requires iPhone XS or later running iOS 15.5 or later and the free Square Point of Sale app; contactless-only limitations and transaction limits may apply.
  • Square Handheld requires Wi-Fi with high-speed internet for normal operation; Square Terminal requires Wi-Fi or Ethernet, with an optional Hub for Ethernet and accessories.
  • Custom pricing, hardware discounts, and onboarding are eligibility-based; Square’s $250,000 annual-processing figure is a threshold to discuss Pro options, not an automatic qualification.

This record uses official Square U.S. pages only and reflects those pages as verified on 2026-10-27.

The landscaping page’s claim that over 77% of Square Invoices get paid within a day is Square’s reported figure, not a promise for an individual landscaping business.

Square lists many payment methods, but availability, customer eligibility, and payment-specific terms can differ; Afterpay and financial products require separate eligibility review.

Offline payments are not risk-free: Square states payments can be expired, declined, or disputed if reconnection or other conditions fail, and the seller bears that risk.

Square does not document route planning, GPS dispatch, landscape estimating takeoff, pesticide compliance, or a dedicated landscape job-costing system on the cited pages; do not present ordinary invoicing or appointments as those capabilities.

No image is approved in this record. Any marketing image requires separate commercial-rights verification, and real Square hardware must come from an approved or licensed asset rather than a generated lookalike.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

Can a landscaper send a proposal and turn it into an invoice?

Yes. Square supports itemized estimates with customer, service, quantity, price, notes, and attachments; customers can accept them digitally, and accepted estimates can be converted into invoices without retyping. Automatic conversion is identified as an eligible paid-plan feature.

Can Square handle deposits and progress payments for a landscaping installation?

Yes. Square documents deposit requests and payment schedules based on milestones or phases. The landscaping page specifically describes splitting larger invoices into progress invoices with a custom payment schedule; plan eligibility applies to advanced payment-schedule features.

What is the lowest advertised Square hardware price for field payment?

The official U.S. hardware page lists Square Reader for contactless and chip at $59. It pairs with a compatible iOS or Android device. A standalone Square Handheld is listed at $399 and Square Terminal at $299; taxes, financing terms, and payment processing are separate.

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