Abstract: Supporting apparatus (10) is mounted to a brick wall having mortar recesses (14, 18) between adjacent rows of bricks, for supporting a planter pot, hanging basket, garden hose or the like. Member (11) hangs adjacent the face of the brick wall with hook (13) at one end fitting in mortar recess (14) between brick (16) and adjacent upper brick (17). Member (12) has a distal end and a proximal end and is pivotally connected to member (11) at a position spaced from hook (13) by a distance equal to the height of brick (16). The proximal end of member (12) fits in mortar recess (18) between brick (16) and adjacent lower brick (19). Members (11, 12) cooperate in use to grip brick (16) between hook (13) and the proximal end of member (12) upon a weight being applied to the distal end of member (12).