 
TheGardenLady received this question from Johnathan:
My girlfriend just bought me a fern plant. I never grew or even had
plants, but I just got my own apartment. I need to know how to take
care of them and how to get them to grow up to 10ft.
TheGardenLady wrote the Dec.3rd post How You Can Better Help TheGardenLady so She Can Better Help you because letters like this do not give enough details.
There are so many ferns that grow to 10ft tall, how can anyone give you the perfect care for the one you were given unless you give the name of the plant or at the very least, a good, clear photo of the plant? What might be good care for one type of fern may not be the best way to care for a different type of fern.
Two websites that have photos of ferns are here and here:
Google places relevant and excellent ads on TheGardenLady blog. TheGardenLady does not choose any of the ads, she just writes the columns. But one ad on TheGardenLady blog that might have a photo of your fern is the company Paradise Palms. On TheGardenLady site it is listed as Lady Palm Ferns and when it is clicked the company has photos of numerous different ferns.
Each of the fern nurseries has a phone number where you can call to ask your question about your particular fern. But remember, you have to give the nursery people more information than you gave TheGardenLady. At the least they will want to know the name of the fern you were given.
Or if you do not have a name of the plant, but do have a good photo, resend your question to TheGardenLady with the added information. Or if your apartment is in the States, take the entire plant to your local extension office.
Good luck. I really do wish I could help. Even if you get the information you want from someone else, TheGardenLady would like to know what kind of fern you were given.