Growing natives and exotics is a common practice to get the most our of a Mediterranean type climate. Hybrid cultivars extend the range of colours for many natives plants.
This is a handbook for propagating specifically Australian Native plants. It takes the user from a novice to being able to identify what propagation methods can be applied for a large cross-section of native plant families, genus, and species.
Drip Irrigation for Every Landscape and all Climates by Robert Kourik (2009) provides the basics as well as advanced concepts in drip irrigation design for domestic use. This library guide/review provides a description as well as a chapter by chapter summary of this indispensible handbook.