I just got in late from the cycad events in California, and could say more, but you need to get a pressure reducing device and an extra inline filter to keep the drips from stopping up. They even sell that stuff at HD.

I don't know if this helps Kate, But Gardeners Supply has some interesting drip connections for ordinary garden hoses.

I am wondering that too Kate. It always sounded complicated to me, but it sure would be nice and probably reduce the amount of water used?

I'm in the process of installing a micro system. I was somewhat intimidated by the system at first, but found it's not complicated at all. Lowes sells all the parts, adapters, etc. (FYI...10% discount for military, active and retired at the store. They don't advertise this much.) I started out hooking one zone into an outside faucet. Now I'm brave enough to tie into an inground zone we no longer use. Our county extension office (Hillsborough) offers workshops on micro irrigation.

The following link gives good info too.

Here is a link that might be useful: Micro irrigation